Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (duplex) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2021 | Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Prelude · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Prelude (fingered) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Engraving files attached (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Fugue (open score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Jonathan Franco Rocha | 2021 | Complete Score in braille · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for clarinet, trombone, percussion, bass guitar and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
Arnold den Teuling | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 bassoons |
Farid Zehar | 2011 | Complete Score · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Bassoon 3 · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Jürgen Noll (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) | — | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Glenn Gould (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | — | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue (No.2) | For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue (No.2) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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