Bach: Little Prelude in F Major, BWV 927 (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 927, from the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.

This piece is often referred to as Prelude No. 4 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 - Opening
00:13 Interlude
00:27 Pedal Point - Cadenza - Conclusion

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 figure.

Small gaps within a recurring melodic figure signify mutations, changes in the size or direction of the intervals.

A saw-toothed edge means that the melodic figure has been truncated at the head, tail, or both.

Melodic figures that are part of a sequence or imitative passage that does not appear elsewhere, are marked grey.