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Prelude in E♭ major (WTC II No. 7), BWV 876

17402 min

This guide follows Bach’s Prelude in E♭ major (WTC II No. 7), BWV 876 (1740) in one part (ternary form).

Recording: Nikolai Demidenko (piano) (2000)

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PreludeTernary form0:01–1:49

A light, graceful prelude in E-flat major and 9/8, written for two voices. Short broken-chord figures are tossed between the hands with small rests in between, which gives the plucked, lute-like sound. After the opening, which establishes the home , I begins. In II the opening idea in the , B-flat major. III and IV follow. In the the music sinks to a low E-flat.

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

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