Composition: Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 861 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | G 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 | violin and piano | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Fugue | 4 recorders | Daniel Harmer |
| view | Fugue | 4 bassoons | Farid Zehar |
| view | Fugue | violin, viola and 2 cellos | William R. Sanchez |
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 | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · 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 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (SATB) · view Engraving files (Sibelius, .xml) · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 bassoons |
Farid Zehar | 2011 | Complete Score · view Bassoon I · view Bassoon II · view Bassoon III · view Bassoon IV · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for violin, viola and 2 cellos |
William R. Sanchez | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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