Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998, is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach for Lute or Harpsichord.
The piece was written around 1735. The original manuscript with the title "Prelude pour la Luth. ò Cembal. Par J.S. Bach" was sold at Christie's on July 13, 2016 for £2,518,500. [1]
Structure
Prelude
The Prelude is similar to the Well-Tempered Clavier (the second book of which dates from around the same time as this work), in which there are many arpeggios.[2] There is a pause in the motion, when just before the coda, there is a fermata over a third-inversion seventh chord with a rich suspension.[2] There is a rare example of explicit consecutive fifths in the left-hand of bar 46.
Fugue
The Fugue is one of only three that Bach wrote in ternary form, with an exact repetition of its contrapuntally active opening section framing a texturally contrasting central section.[3]
Allegro
The Allegro is a binary form dance with 16th notes.[2]
Arrangement for guitar
Arranged for guitar, it is usually played in D major with a Drop D tuning. Julian Bream played it in a BBC2 broadcast on television in early 1978 at the All Saints chapel of Wardour Castle. In 1994 he recorded it on his album Bach Guitar Recital.[4]
References
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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 599–644
- Schübler Chorales, BWV 645–650
- Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes, BWV 651–668
- Chorale partita Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768
- Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her", BWV 769
- Neumeister chorales, BWV 1090–1120
- Chorale fantasia Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 1128
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- Aria variata alla maniera italiana
- Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother
- Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue
- Harpsichord solo concertos
- English Suites
- Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906
- French Suites
- Goldberg Variations
- Inventions and Sinfonias
- Italian Concerto
- Overture in the French style
- Partitas, BWV 825–830
- Six Little Preludes, BWV 933–938
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893
- I: C, BWV 846
- c, BWV 847
- C♯, BWV 848
- c♯, BWV 849
- e, BWV 855
- g, BWV 861
- b♭, BWV 867
- II: C, BWV 870
- c, BWV 871
- c♯, BWV 873
- d, BWV 875
- f, BWV 881
- g♯, BWV 887
- b♭, BWV 891
- b, BWV 893
- Toccatas, BWV 910–916
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