Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566

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Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566 is an organ work written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708.

This piece is divided into four sections, this early piece resembles, in form at least, the Preludes and Fugues of Buxtehude. The first section alternates manual or pedal cadenzas with very dense suspended chords. Then follows a charming fughetta with a great deal of repetition following the circle of fifths. A brief flourish for manuals in the third section ends with an even briefer pedal cadenza punctuated with 9-voice chords. The fourth section, in 3/4 time, is a second fuga with a catchy rhythmic subject resembling the thema of the first fughetta.

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