Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Summary

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's composer is recorded as Johann Sebastian Bach^[4].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's Commons category is recorded as BWV 565^[6].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's catalog code is recorded as 565^[7].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's tonality is recorded as D minor^[8].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[9].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bachs-orgelwerke.de/index.php/werkverzeichnis/48-bwv565^[10].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's described by source is recorded as All of Bach^[11].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565'}^[12].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's form of creative work is recorded as toccata^[13].
• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565's form of creative work is recorded as fugue^[14].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): baroque, classical^[15]

• Community tags: baroque, classical, keyboard, solo organ^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: c4f0bd0a-342e-3071-ac3b-7e5e7f17f924^[17]

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Subject and Themes

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 is associated with the Baroque music movement^[5].

Why It Matters

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]