Description
The fifth prelude of Book I radiates a bright, festive mood in D major. Continuous sixteenth-note figuration passes between the hands, generating a buoyant sense of motion. With a dense note count for its length, this intermediate piece rewards a supple, rotating wrist technique to keep the momentum light.
Bach's collection of preludes and fugues for keyboard, covering all 24 keys and regarded as the summit of contrapuntal writing.
Sheet Music
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About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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