Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in C major |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 870 (alternative versions, BWV 870a, 870b) |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1740 |
| First published | 1799 |
| 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 | Complete | organ | Max Reger |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1912 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Version A, London MS) Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol MS) Prelude, BWV 870b (original London MS before revision) Variant of Prelude, BWV 870b (WF Bach's copy) |
| View | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2017 | Complete Score (with fingering) |
| View | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Præludium, BWV 870a |
| View | Complete | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (Open Score) Source File (LilyPond) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Aibl | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano | Complete Recording |
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