Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846

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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:character bright
energetic
joyful
virtuosic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Wilhelm_Friedemann_Bach
gptkbp:duration approximately 5 minutes
gptkbp:genre Baroque music
gptkbp:historicalContext Baroque period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
gptkbp:influence jazz musicians
gptkbp:influenced Western classical music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:harpsichord
organ
piano
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
BWV 846-893
gptkbp:is_recognized_for orchestra
string quartet
wind ensemble
gptkbp:is_used_in film scores
television shows
gptkbp:keyIssues C major
gptkbp:movement 2
Fugue
Prelude
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:St._Paul_Chamber_Orchestra
gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Cleveland_Orchestra
gptkb:Orchestre_de_Paris
gptkb:Philadelphia_Orchestra
gptkb:San_Francisco_Symphony
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:Academy_of_St_Martin_in_the_Fields
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Nashville_Symphony
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Chamber_Orchestra
gptkb:Orpheus_Chamber_Orchestra
gptkb:Bach_Collegium_Japan
Bachfest
gptkbp:performedBy many classical pianists
gptkbp:publishedBy 1722
1800
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Angela_Hewitt
Murray Perahia
gptkbp:signature 4/4
gptkbp:speed Allegro
gptkbp:style counterpoint