Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875

The prelude and fugue in D minor, BWV 875 is a keyboard composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the sixth prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. [1]

Prelude

The prelude has 61 measures and is in 3/4. It is made up of running sixteenth notes and eighth notes. [2]

Beginning of Prelude

Fugue

The fugue has 27 measures and is in common time. It is in 3 voices and has triplets, sixteenth notes, eighth notes, and many accidentals. [3]

Beginning of Fugue

References

  1. ↑ http://jsbach.org/bwv875.html
  2. ↑ "Prélude No. 6 BWV 875 in D Minor | Sheet music for Piano". MuseScore. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Fugue No. 6 BWV 875 in D Minor | Sheet music for Piano". MuseScore. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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