Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Summary

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's Commons category is recorded as BWV 582^[6].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's catalog code is recorded as 582^[7].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's tonality is recorded as C minor^[8].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[9].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bachs-orgelwerke.de/index.php/werkverzeichnis/61-bwv582^[10].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[11].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's form of creative work is recorded as passacaglia^[12].
• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582's form of creative work is recorded as fugue^[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Genre(s): classical, cool jazz, jazz^[14]

• Community tags: classical, cool jazz, fusion, jazz, keyboard, solo organ^[15]

• MusicBrainz ID: f8a50fdd-6da0-398f-9f88-206c84a73bbd^[16]

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Subject and Themes

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]