Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Prelude and Fugue in F sharp, BWV 858
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 13
- Level
- 5 of 7
- Key signature
- 6 sharps
- Time
- 12/16
- Length
- 78 bars
- Plays in
- 1 to 3 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written1376 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand1165 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots704 notes
- Right-hand melody633 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from G3 to C6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from C2 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 6 sharps (F♯ major or D♯ minor)
- Accidentals: naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, triplets, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands in different rhythms, hands taking turns
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. Credits