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Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major (WTC II), BWV 892

17416 min

This guide follows Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major (WTC II), BWV 892 (1741) in two parts: Prelude (ternary form) and Fugue (fugue).

Recording: Angela Hewitt (piano) (2000)

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Follow all 7 sections as they play

  1. IPrelude · Ternary form
  2. IIFugue · Fugue
IPreludeTernary form0:03–1:53

Concerto-like, with passages that imitate a . The opening section starts in two voices and a third joins for a , like a , and the long scales shared between the hands should sound seamless. Three sections are marked, I to III, and a shortened of the opening leads to an abrupt ending.

  1. I
  2. II
IIFugueFugue2:02–5:35

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

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Johann Sebastian BachKeyboardBaroque periodB majorTernary formFugue

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