Excerpt from Analysis of J. S. Bach's Wohltemperirtes Clavier, Vol. 2: 48 Preludes and Fugues The prelude in C-major which opens the present book is far nobler and more stately than the one in the same key of the first book. It may be that it is only an old piece revised and extended (spitta II, anyhow the earlier sketch, in developed form, appeared to Each worthy of being placed at the head of the counterpart of the great work of his youth. The chief motive powerfully wends its 'way over the doubled pedal note (cc) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.