The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is a collection of two series of Preludes and Fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the German of Bach's time Clavier (keyboard) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord – but not excluding an organ either.
| Date of composition | 1722 (the Fugue is in D♯ minor) |
| First published | 1801 |
| Type | Preludes and Fugues |
| Tonality | E-flat Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 853 |
| Instruments | Clavichord |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Prelude and Fugue en mi bémol mineur, BWV 853 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in mi bemolle minore, BWV 853 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue es-moll, BWV 853 |