Composition: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 872 (alternate version 872a) |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C sharp major |
| Composed | 1740 |
| 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 | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | organ | Max Reger |
| view | Praeludium (No.1) | guitar | Bernhard Manger |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Version A, London MS) · view Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol MS) · view Early Version of Prelude (in C major), BWV 872a/1 · view Early Version of Fugue (in C major), BWV 872/2 (Agricola's copy) · view Previous Stage of Early Version of Fugue (in C major), BWV 872a/2 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2017 | Complete Score (with fingering) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Præludium in C major, BWV 872a · view |
| view | Complete | — | Kyle Rother | 2017 | Fugue (Open Score) · view Source File (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score ( C major ) · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Aibl | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Praeludium (No.1) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Raymond Smullyan (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | For Organ (Moshkin) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Guitar (Manger) | 1. Praeludium · file |
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