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Prelude in A major (WTC II No. 19), BWV 888

17412 min

This guide follows Bach’s Prelude in A major (WTC II No. 19), BWV 888 (1741) in one part (ternary form).

Recording: Thomas Schwan (piano) (2022)

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PreludeTernary form0:00–1:55

A flowing prelude in A major and 12/8, with three equal voices that pass the winding from one to another. I opens the piece. II leaves the home for minor keys on the sharp side. III brings the opening material back with the two upper lines rearranged. Then the starts. Listen near the for the rising in its normal and its upside-down forms together.

  1. I
  2. II

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

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