Bach: Little Prelude in F Major, BWV 928 (Musical Analysis)
Sheet music for piano or harpsichord with melodic analysis (see below for details).
Little Prelude in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 928, from the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
This piece is often referred to as Prelude No. 5 from ’9 Little Preludes’ (BWV 924-931).
Source: ’Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’ (1720), manuscript preserved at the Library of the School of Music, Yale University.
00:00 Titles - Exposition - Episode 1
00:17 Middle Entry 1 - Episode 2 - Middle Entry 2
00:28 Episode 3 - Middle Entry 3 - Episode 4
00:57 Middle Entry 4 - Final Entry - Coda
Urtext edition:
Student edition with full fingering and written out ornaments:
Melodic analysis:
Key melodic figures, from short motifs to larger thematic units, are marked with a distinct color.
A new color means a new melodic figure. The same color means a recurring melodic