Composition: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 2 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 855 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | E 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
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | clarinet and bassoon | Alek Ferlazzo |
| view | Complete | 2 guitars | Martin Ludenhoff |
| view | Prelude (BWV 855a) | piano | Alexander Siloti |
| view | Prelude (BWV 855a) | piano left hand | Hiroyuki Tanaka |
| view | Fugue | 2 recorders | Arnold den Teuling |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript copy | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (duplex) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2021 | Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano I · view Piano II · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Prelude · view Fugue · view |
| view | Prelude (BWV 855a) | Arrangement for piano |
Moscou: A. Gutheil | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (BWV 855a) | Arrangement for piano left hand |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 2 recorders |
— | — | Fugue (AT recorders) · view Fugue (SA recorders) · view Engraving file (Sibelius) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Ivan Kivelidi (piano) | For Piano (Siloti) | Prelude · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Keyboard | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue | For 2 Recorders (Teuling) | Synthesized performance (transposed to A minor) · file |
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