Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891

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

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

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

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

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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

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