Prelude No. 6 in D major comprises two phrases and a short coda. The first phrase is eight measures long, while the second is 13 measures long. Here is the first phrase:

The first few bars of the second phrase resemble those of the first. In bar 11, the VI degree chord transforms into a secondary dominant (G7) of the Neapolitan sixth chord (C) in B minor. The Neapolitan sixth chord persists from measures 12 to 14, sometimes in root position. A deceptive cadence in bar 18 prolongs the phrase until the cadence to the tonic in bar 22. A short coda (measures 22 to 25) brings the prelude to a close:

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Complete Prelude:

Robert Ståhlbrand, piano. Courtesy of Piano Society

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