Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846

Summary

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 was performed by Kevin MacLeod^[6].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[7].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's Commons category is recorded as BWV 846^[8].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[9].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's catalog code is recorded as 846^[10].
• January 1, 1722 marks the founding of Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846^[11].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's tonality is recorded as C major^[12].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's instrumentation is recorded as keyboard instrument^[13].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[14].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+4'}^[15].
• Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's form of creative work is recorded as prelude and fugue^[16].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): classical^[17]

• Community tags: classical, keyboard^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 44933da0-ec90-3545-9b1b-7cb7812889bf^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 was Kevin MacLeod^[6].

Publication

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[9]. It is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[7].

Subject and Themes

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]