Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851

Summary

Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[5].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's Commons category is recorded as BWV 851 – Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier I^[6].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[7].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's catalog code is recorded as 851^[8].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's tonality is recorded as D minor^[9].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's instrumentation is recorded as keyboard instrument^[10].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[11].
• Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's form of creative work is recorded as prelude and fugue^[12].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): baroque, classical^[13]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, keyboard^[14]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5a674e1e-b11f-3cf4-a748-bcf33d13cf87^[15]

Body

Publication

Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[7]. It is part of The Well-Tempered Clavier 1^[5].

Why It Matters

Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]