The Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach.[1] It is the second prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. It was composed in 1738.[2]
Prelude
editThe prelude, in the key of C minor, has 28 measures and is in the time signature of 4
4. The prelude is not heavily ornamented, but it does contain a few trills. The piece is mainly made up of sixteenth notes and eighth notes and a few quarter notes and half notes.[3]
Fugue
editThe fugue, also in the key of C minor, has 28 measures and the time signature is 4
4. It consists of half notes, quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and some 32nd notes. The fugue is not heavily ornamented, and it ends in a Picardy third.[4]
References
edit- ^ Schulenberg, D. (2013). The Keyboard Music of J.S. Bach. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-136-09146-9. OCLC 850161385. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "BWV871". jsbach.org.
- ^ MuseScore. "Prélude No. 2 BWV 871 in C Minor". MuseScore.com.
- ^ MuseScore. "Fugue No. 2 BWV 871 in C Minor". MuseScore.com.
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