24 Preludes and Fugues ('Well-Tempered Clavier',ii)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

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Opus:BWV 890
Key:B flat major
Composed: 1738
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  • prelude and fugue
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    [MIDI ←] Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 890
    [MIDI ←] Prelude - Final version: based on the London autograph (1739/40)
    [MIDI ←] Fugue - Final version: J. C. Altnickol's copy, P 430 (1745[?]; revised by Bach in c. 1745)
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