Organ & keyboard
Baroque · 1722

WTC Book 1 — Prelude & Fugue C minor

J. S. BachBWV 847

Key
Cm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=100
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Prelude (toccata-style figuration) + four-voice fugue.

Teaching points

  • Toccata prelude → strict fugue contrast
  • Four-voice fugue exposition
  • AO3: prelude vs fugue dichotomy
Full score ↓Public domain

Bach-Gesellschaft + Henle, PD.

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