Composition: Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major |
| Alternative title | Praeludium et Fuga a 4 voci |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 868 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | B major |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 4 guitars | Anton Höger |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Prelude | flute | Rainer Grant Roth |
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 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 · view Guitar 4 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2016 | Complete Score (in B flat major ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for flute |
Rainer Grant Roth | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Raymond Smullyan (piano) | — | Complete recording · file Complete recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | Kimiko Ishizaka (piano) | — | Prelude (lossless) · file Fugue (lossless) · file Prelude (lossy) · file Fugue (lossy) · file |
| view | Synthesized | For 4 Guitars (Höger) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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