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Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891

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The Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the 22nd prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC), a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. It was composed in 1738.[1]

Prelude

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Prelude incipit
Prelude and fugue, played on a piano
Fugue incipit

The prelude is in cut time and has 83 measures. It is made up mainly of eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes and whole notes.[2]

Fugue

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The fugue is in 3
2
time and has 101 measures and four voices. It is made up mainly of eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, whole notes, and dotted whole notes.[3] Glenn Gould said it is one of his favourite fugues, along with F-sharp minor fugue, BWV 883, and E major fugue, BWV 878, also from the second book of WTC.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BWV891". jsbach.org.
  2. ^ "Prélude No. 22 BWV 891 in B minor". MuseScore.
  3. ^ "Fugue No. 22 BWV 891 in B minor". MuseScore.
  4. ^ Glenn Gould: The Well-Tempered Listener on YouTube