Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847

Summary

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[6].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's Commons category is recorded as BWV 847 – Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor from Well-Tempered Clavier I^[7].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[8].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's catalog code is recorded as 847^[9].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's tonality is recorded as C minor^[10].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's instrumentation is recorded as keyboard instrument^[11].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[12].
• Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's form of creative work is recorded as prelude and fugue^[13].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): baroque, classical^[14]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, keyboard^[15]

• MusicBrainz ID: d6039ef6-51d7-3aac-a925-d68e411005ac^[16]

Body

Publication

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[8]. It is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[6].

Subject and Themes

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).^[2]