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Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major (WTC II), BWV 882

17413 min

This guide follows Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major (WTC II), BWV 882 (1741) in two parts: Prelude (ternary form) and Fugue (fugue).

Recording: Angela Hewitt (piano) (2000)

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Follow all 10 sections as they play

  1. IPrelude · Ternary form
  2. IIFugue · Fugue
IPreludeTernary form0:10–1:23

A dance-like prelude with dotted, springy rhythms in the manner of a French , mostly in two voices; Bach writes out the himself. I is followed by II, leading to III with its . A partial of the opening arrives in V, and then a begins, where extra voices thicken the harmony.

  1. I
  2. II
IIFugueFugue1:25–3:24

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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