Prelude in D major, BWV 1012

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Arranger

Rick Nankivell

Publisher

Rick Nankivell

Genre

Classical / Piece

Instrumentation

Classical guitar

Scored for

Solo

Type of score

For a single performer, Tablature

Key

D major

Movement(s)

1 to 1 from 1

Duration

4'12"

Year of composition

1720

Description
This expansive Prelude in 12/8 meter is the longest of the six. It is characterized by the driving motion of the quaver rhythms and features two semiquaver passages and utilizes the fretboard from first to twelfth positions.