Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871


The Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the second 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.

Prelude

The prelude is in the key of C minor. The prelude has 28 measures and the time signature is. The prelude is not heavily ornamented, but it does have a few trills. The piece is mainly made up of sixteenth notes and eighth notes and a few quarter notes and half notes.

Fugue

The fugue is also in the key of C minor. The fugue has 28 measures and the time signature is. The fugue consists of half notes, quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, and some 32nd notes. The fugue is not heavily ornamented. The fugue ends with a Picardy third.