The Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor , BWV 891, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach . It is the 22nd prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier preludes and fugues by the composer. It was composed in 1738.[ 1]
Prelude File:Prelude bwv 891.jpg Prelude incipit File:Fugue bwv 891.jpg Fugue incipit The prelude is in cut time and has 83 measures. It is made up mainly of eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes and whole notes.[ 2]
Fugue The fugue is in 3 2 measures and four voices . It is made up mainly of eighth notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, whole notes, and dotted whole notes.[ 3] Glenn Gould said it is one of his favourite fugues, along with F-sharp minor fugue, BWV 883, and E major fugue, BWV 878, also from the second book of WTC.[ 4]
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Fugue in G minor, BWV 131a (doubtful) Sonatas, BWV 525–530 Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 531 Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Toccata and Fugue in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 Fantasia and Fugue in G minor ("Great"), BWV 542 Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546 Prelude and Fugue in E minor ("Wedge"), BWV 548 Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553–560 (doubtful) Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 562 Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (doubtful) Prelude (Toccata) and Fugue in E major, BWV 566 Fantasia ("Pièce d'Orgue") in G major, BWV 572 Fugue in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Concertos, BWV 592–597 Orgelbüchlein , BWV 599–644Schübler Chorales , BWV 645–650Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes , BWV 651–668Chorale partita Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig , BWV 768 Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her", BWV 769 Neumeister chorales , BWV 1090–1120Chorale fantasia Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält , BWV 1128 Keyboard Lute Mixed
