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
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Fugue (No.2) | 3 viols | Hitoshi Watanabe |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
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 | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Owain Evans | 2018 | Complete Score (transposed to D flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Complete | — | MontrĂ©al: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2014 | Prelude (transposed in C major) · view Fugue (transposed in C major) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Fugue (open score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 viols |
— | — | Complete Score · view Thematic analysis score · view Treble Viol 1 · view Tenor Viol · view Bass Viol · view Engraving files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score ( D major ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score ( C major ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Myra Hess (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Glenn Gould (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard | Prelude (harpsichord) · file Fugue (harpsichord) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | For Viols (Watanabe) | Fugue (transposed to C major) · file |
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