Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538

Summary

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's Commons category is recorded as BWV 538 – Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ ("Dorian")^[6].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[7].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's catalog code is recorded as 538^[8].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's tonality is recorded as D minor^[9].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[10].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bachs-orgelwerke.de/index.php/werkverzeichnis/27-bwv538^[11].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[12].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dorian'}^[13].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's different from is recorded as Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565^[14].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's form of creative work is recorded as prelude and fugue^[15].

Product Details

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• MusicBrainz ID: 809dbdcd-d7d1-4058-b33a-14deecac8a41^[16]

Body

Publication

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[7].

Subject and Themes

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]