Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major - BWV 886

Baroque

Difficulty Level: 0

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“Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major - BWV 886” is classified as a Level 0 Piano work worth 0 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → Bach, Johann Sebastian and is part of the Baroque collection. The sheet music for “Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major - BWV 886” provided on this website is public domain. This means it may be downloaded, printed, copied, shared, performed, arranged, republished, sold, or used commercially.

Measures 1–9 introduce a subject combining eighth notes and short sixteenth-note figures, building a four-voice texture. Measures 10–33 exchange the subject with flowing lines and sustained tones. Measures 34–43 continue these exchanges through the lower and upper registers. Measures 44–46 interrupt the motion with chords and a pause, followed by a final return of the running figures in measures 47–50.

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