Composition: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 5 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 849 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C sharp minor |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | organ | Max Reger |
| view | Praeludium (No.1) | orchestra | William Meredith |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | 5 recorders | Victor Eijkhout |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | horn, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Reiny Rolock |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Amnon Shaham |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (duplex) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2022 | Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Fugue (Open Score) · view |
| view | Complete | — | YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Fugue (Open Score) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Fugue (open score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score ( D minor ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Aibl | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Praeludium (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Horn (F) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (SATBGb) · view Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view Greatbass Recorder (C) · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (SATBGb) · view Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view Greatbass Recorder (C) · view |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
Chicago: Reiny Rolock | 2013 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view |
| view | Fuga (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Glenn Gould (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Fuga (No.2) | Victor Eijkhout (performer) | For 5 Recorders (Eijkhout) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | For Keyboard | 1. Prelude · file 2. Fugue · file |
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