Composition: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a tre voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 848 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C sharp major |
| 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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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| view | Fugue (No.2) | 3 viols | Hitoshi Watanabe |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
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Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| view | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) Fugue (lossless) Prelude (lossy) Fugue (lossy) |
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| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | Myra Hess (piano) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | Glenn Gould (piano) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude Fugue |
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| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude Fugue |
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| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude (harpsichord) Fugue (harpsichord) |
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| view | Synthesized | For Viols (Watanabe) | Fugue (transposed to C major) |
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