Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872

The Prelude and Fugue in C♯ major, BWV 872, is a keyboard composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the third prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues in every major and minor key.

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Prelude

The prelude is in common time and has 50 measures, built upon the characteristic arpeggios similar to the famous C major prelude from the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier until the fugato.^[1]

The arpeggios ends at m. 25, and the fugato starts, which uses the time signature of ³
₈. It has three voices.^[1]

Fugue

The fugue has three voices and 35 measures.^[1] The subject is simply made from notes from the major triad, but has mutated many times throughout the whole fugue.^[2]

$\version "2.18.2" \header { tagline = ##f } \score { \new Staff \with { } << \relative c { \clef bass \key cis \major \time 4/4 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"harpsichord" %% SUJET fugue CBT II-3, BWV 872, ut-dièse majeur r8 cis8 eis cis gis' r8 fis r8 | eis16 dis cis8~ cis16 dis eis cis | fis8 } >> \layout { \context { \Score \remove "Metronome_mark_engraver" } } \midi {} }$

Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872

Analysis

Prelude

Fugue

References

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