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Johann Sebastian Bach · 1685 – 1750

Prelude No. 2 in C Minor

from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book I · BWV 847

C minor·4/4·1722

octave all
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allegro
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
p
1
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (D natural passing)
𝄢C D♯
2
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (B natural)
𝄢C D♯
3
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm⁹
C Eb G Bb D
𝄢C D♯
4
𝄞G♯ C F G♯
Fm/C
C F Ab C
𝄢C G♯
5
𝄞G♯ C F G♯
Fm
F Ab C
𝄢F G♯
6
𝄞B D G B
G⁷/B
B D F G
𝄢B B
7
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
G B D F
𝄢G B
8
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
f
9
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
10
𝄞G♯ C F G♯
Fm/C
C F Ab
𝄢C G♯
11
𝄞G♯ C F G♯
Fm
F Ab C
𝄢F G♯
12
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm/G
G C Eb
𝄢G D♯
13
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
G B D F
𝄢G B
14
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm/E♭
Eb G C
𝄢D♯ D♯
15
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
16
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (B natural)
𝄢C D♯
mf
17
𝄞B D G B
G⁷/B
B D F G
𝄢B B
18
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
19
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G
𝄢C D♯
20
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (B natural)
𝄢C D♯
21
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
G B D F (B natural)
𝄢G B
22
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (B natural)
𝄢C D♯
23
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G (B natural)
𝄢C D♯
24
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - chromatic runs
𝄢C D♯
25
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - chromatic runs
𝄢C D♯
26
𝄞B D G B
G⁷/B
B D# F# G (diminished approach)
𝄢B B
27
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
G - held pedal, Presto scalar
𝄢G B
28
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - Presto runs
𝄢C D♯
29
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - runs
𝄢C D♯
30
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - runs
𝄢C D♯
31
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - runs
𝄢C D♯
32
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
Adagio - G B D F arpeggiated chord
𝄢G B
33
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
Adagio - C Eb G arpeggiated chord
𝄢C D♯
34
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
Allegro - bass Cm
𝄢C D♯
35
𝄞B D G B
G⁷
Allegro - G7 approach
𝄢G B
36
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - final
𝄢C D♯
37
morendo
𝄞D♯ G C D♯
Cm
C Eb G - final cadence
𝄢C D♯
pp
38
Fine.
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
tempo♩ = 96