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PreludePrelude in C minor · BWV 871 · I

Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Difficulty 6
  • C minor
  • 2 min
  • 28 measures

A prelude from Book II of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 871. Cast largely in two voices, this poised prelude has one hand running in quick figures against steady steps in the other as the hands trade roles and ornaments.

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