Composition: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 3 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 866 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | B flat 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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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Praeludium | — | — | — |
| Fuga | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | organ | — |
| view | Prelude | guitar | Stefan Nesyba |
| view | Fugue | mixed chorus | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
| view | Fugue | 3 viols | Bernhard Manger |
| view | Fugue | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | 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 | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Cubase) · 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 | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ | Aibl | 1902 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for guitar |
Stefan Nesyba | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Arthur Napoleão | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 3 viols |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) | Prelude · file Fugue · file |
| view | Synthesized | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized Performance · file |
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