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This passage from J. S. Bach's Prelude in B-flat major, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, demonstrates two kinds of hand-combination patterns, uniting the hands in one flamboyant texture. Although not composed for piano, this kind of writing is idiomatic for all keyboard instruments.
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