Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 850 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Peter Besseling |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript copy | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score (duplex) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2022 | Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Fugue |
| View | Complete | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) Source File (LilyPond) |
| View | Complete | — | Jonathan Franco Rocha | 2021 | Complete Score in Braille |
| View | Complete | Arrangement |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2 |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Martha Goldstein, harpsichord | For Keyboard (Composer) | Prelude Fugue |
| View | Jürgen Noll, piano | For Keyboard (Composer) | Complete performance |
| View | Kimiko Ishizaka, piano | For Keyboard (Composer) | Prelude (lossless) Fugue (lossless) Prelude (lossy) Fugue (lossy) |
| View | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano | For Keyboard (Composer) | Complete Performance |
| View | Glenn Gould, piano | For Keyboard (Composer) | Complete Performance |
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