Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 857 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | F 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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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Complete | 4 guitars | Anton Höger |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| View | Prelude | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Fugue | 4 recorders | Victor Eijkhout |
| View | Fugue | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | 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 | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) Source File (LilyPond) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 Guitar 4 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| View | Prelude | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Descant Recorder Treble Recorder Tenor Recorder Bass Recorder Engraving files (Sibelius) |
| View | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Kimiko Ishizaka, piano | — | Prelude (lossless) Fugue (lossless) Prelude (lossy) Fugue (lossy) |
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| View | Synthesized | Complete | For 4 Guitars (Höger) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Prelude | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Fugue | For 4 Recorders (Eijkhout) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Fugue | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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