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Prelude No. 3 in C♯ major

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I · BWV 848

Johann Sebastian Bach · 1722 · C♯ major · 104 bars · 107 chords analysed

In 1722 Bach finished 24 preludes and fugues, one in every major and minor key, written for “the use and profit of musical youth”. These are the preludes. Each one explores a single idea, from the gentle broken chords of No. 1 to brilliant toccatas.

Keys visited: C♯ major, G♯ major, D♯ minor, A♯ minor, G♯ minor, F♯ major, C♯ minor.