Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893
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Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the 24th and final 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.[1]
Prelude
The prelude is in the key of B minor and in the time signature of cut time (2/2). It is in 2 voices and has 66 measures. There is rarely any ornamentation in this piece.
Fugue
The fugue is also in B minor and is in 3/8. It is in 3 voices and has 100 measures. It ends with a Picardy third.
References
External links
- Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- "Prelude No. 24 BWV 893 in B Minor". MuseScore. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- "Fugue No. 24 BWV 893 in B Minor". MuseScore. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- Animated score and performance on YouTube, Malcolm Hamilton, 1965
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