Composition: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 869 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 guitars | Martin Ludenhoff |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Prelude | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Prelude | 2 violins and cello | Gerd Büntzly |
| view | Prelude | 3 viols | Bernhard Manger |
| view | Prelude | organ | Louis Raffy |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript copy | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score (duplex) |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2018 | Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication) |
| view | Complete | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (open score) Source File (LilyPond) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Prelude Fugue |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello |
— | — | Complete Parts |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for 3 viols |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Prelude (abridged) |
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 | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | — | Complete Recording (organ) | |
| view | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance | |
| view | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | For Organ (Raffy) | Synthesized performance (organ) |
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