Composition: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 5 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 867 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | B flat minor |
| 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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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Thomas A. Schneider |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Thomas A. Schneider |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | guitar | Ben Beuming |
| view | Complete | organ | Max Reger |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | mixed chorus | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | 4 tubas | Jochen Schmitz |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | horn, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones | Reiny Rolock |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Amnon Shaham |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Pablo Fernández Rojas |
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 | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) · view Engraving files (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Horn (F) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score (in B flat minor ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score (in A minor ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score (in B minor ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | 2019 | Complete score · view Prelude · view Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Aibl | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Arthur Napoleão | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 tubas |
— | — | Complete Score · view Tuba 1/2 (C) · view Tuba 1/2 (B) · view Tuba 3/4 (C) · view Tuba 3/4 (B) · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones |
Chicago: Reiny Rolock | 2013 | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Horn (F) · view Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Fugue (No.2) | Arrangement for piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view Piccolo Clarinet (E) · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Raymond Smullyan (piano) | Complete Performance · file Complete Performance · file |
| view | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
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