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The primary idea was inspired by a singular rhythmic group, which appears in the first version of the Well Tempered Clavier (book I), later abandoned by Bach for a more orthodox solution in the definitive version (Prelude XVI in g minor, measure 18). Applied here (in c minor) to a simple ascending scale, this rhythm leads the tonic to the upper leading tone, which creates a dominant harmony on the mediant degree (IIIrd degree in minor), as well as a natural chain of consequences in imitative writing...
