Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
The Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861, is a work of music for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the 16th prelude and fugue in the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a group of 48 preludes and fugues.[1]
Prelude And Fugue In G Minor, BWV 861 Media
Example of a tonal answer in a fugal exposition, in which the second theme is slightly modified
References
- ↑ "The Well-Tempered Clavier I No. 16 in G minor – Bach". www.bachvereniging.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
Other reading
- Bach well tempered clavichord. For the piano, Book 1 (library vol. 13). Czerny Schirmer, 1893
- Pianos and their makers. Alfred Dolge. Covina publishing company, 1911, p. 31
- Oxford dictionary of music, Volume 6. Concert music 1630-1750. Edited by Gerald Abraham. Oxford University Press, 1986, pp. 627–646
- Oxford history of western music, Volume 2. Richard Taruskin. Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 233–259
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Revised). C. Hubert Parry. G P Putnam's sons London and New York, First printed in 1909
Other links
- [[scores:{{{id}}}|Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861]]: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project