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The Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887, is the eighteenth prelude and fugue in the second volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written in 1738.[1]
Prelude edit
The prelude is in common time and has 50 measures. It is primarily made up of sixteenth notes and eighth notes. It has many accidentals.
Fugue edit
The fugue is in 6
8 and has 143 measures. It is made up mostly of eighth notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, and sixteenth notes.
References edit
- ^ Chord, Tonic. "Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G♯ minor, BWV 887 Analysis". Tonic Chord. Retrieved 2022-07-26.