The Well-Tempered Clavier – Part 1


Walkthrough - Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor (7)

Fugue: Bars 20 - 22

  1. The fourth episode parallels the first (from bar 9).

Fugue: Bars 29 - 31

  1. Play the tonic pedal C octave firmly. If you prefer, you can make a diminuendo to the end (matching the upper voices to the gradual decay of the LH, and taking time over the last bar), or continue at a forte level.

Resources and further reading

  • For complete score, see Practising the Piano Annotated Study Edition (click here)
  • Article on using the Practice Stepladder for learning contrapuntal music featuring this work (click here)
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