Baroque · 1722
WTC Book 1 — Prelude & Fugue E♭ minor
J. S. BachBWV 853
- Key
- Ebm
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=50
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Slow declamatory prelude (in E♭ minor) + tragic fugue (notated in D♯ minor for clarity).
Teaching points
- Enharmonic notation — Eb m prelude, D# m fugue
- Slow declamatory prelude as recitative
- AO3: tragic fugue subject
Full score ↓Public domain
Bach-Gesellschaft + Henle, PD.