Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 847 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Praeludium | — | — | 38 |
| Fuga | — | — | 31 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | violin and piano | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| View | Complete | 2 guitars | Eszter Szeghy |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| View | Prelude (No.1) | clarinet, trombone, percussion, bass guitar and piano | Joseph Nicholas Fried |
| View | Prelude (No.1) | 2 recorders | Arnold den Teuling |
| View | Prelude (No.1) | 2 guitars | Anton Höger |
| View | Prelude (No.1) | guitar | Bernhard Manger |
| View | Fugue (No.2) | 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Fugue (No.2) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Fugue (No.2) | 3 bassoons | Farid Zehar |
| View | Fugue (No.2) | 3 guitars | Steve Shorter |
| View | Fugue (No.2) | 2 violins and cello | William R. Sanchez |
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Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Kimiko Ishizaka, piano | — | Prelude (lossless) Fugue (lossless) Prelude (lossy) Fugue (lossy) |
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| View | — | Jürgen Noll, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Martha Goldstein, harpsichord | — | Prelude Fugue |
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| View | — | Glenn Gould, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Complete | — | Prelude Fugue |
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| View | MIDI | Prelude (No.1) | — | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Fugue (No.2) | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Fugue (No.2) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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