Eb Major Joy

This P&F in Eb Major, (BWV 876, WTCII) is yet another joy to work through.  Notably, JSB adds some of his Suspensions in this prelude, non-harmonic tones that are written in this case as grace notes, which carry the melody of the previous measure forward some undetermined period of time, and then resolve off the beat onto the new note supplemented with the new chord.  This moment of delayed gratification at the beginning of two of the first four measures sets up our ears to relish the anticipated harmony.  In fact, I find it hard not to call them Anticipations, but that’s a slightly different type of non-harmonic tone — a different story entirely.