Description
The seventeenth prelude of Book I is a gentle, flowing work in A-flat major. Arpeggiated figures pass smoothly throughout, giving the piece a calm, song-like quality. Intermediate in difficulty with few major technical hurdles, it instead calls for careful balance between the voices.
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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