Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Prelude (Fantasia) and Fugue in C minor
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 537 (BC J40)
Instrumentation organ
Number of movements 2
Keys C minor
Composed 1708
First published 1867
Dedication
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 540
Number of measures
Composition types Fantasias, Fugues
Period Baroque
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
Fantasia
Fugue

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete orchestra Edward Elgar
View Complete 8 clarinets John Morrison
View Complete 4 guitars Anton Höger
View Complete 2 violins, viola and cello Ignacio Massun
View Complete piano 4 hands Giulio Castronovo
View Complete piano Eugen d' Albert

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Complete Score
View Complete Bärenreiter 1972 Complete Score
View Complete Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2009 Complete Score
1. Fantasia
2. Fugue
View Complete Complete Score
View Complete Evgeniy E. Moshkin 2021 Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication)
Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication)
View Complete Arrangement for orchestra
by Edward Elgar
Novello 1922 Complete Score (Op.86)
View Complete Arrangement for orchestra
by Edward Elgar
Novello 1922 Complete Score (Op.86)
Piccolo, Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2, English Horn
Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon
Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
Trumpet 1/2, 3 (B)
Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals,
Snare Drum/Triangle (ad lib.)/Tambourine (ad lib.),
Glockenspiel

Harp 1/2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete Arrangement for 8 clarinets
by John Morrison
John Morrison 2018 Complete Score
Piccolo Clarinet (E)
Clarinet 1 (B)
Clarinet 2 (B)
Clarinet 3 (B)
Alto Clarinet (E)
Bass Clarinet (B)
Contralto Clarinet (E)
Contrabass Clarinet (B)
View Complete Arrangement for 4 guitars
by Anton Höger
Complete Score (Fantasia)
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
by Ignacio Massun
Complete Score
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Giulio Castronovo
Giulio Castronovo 2020 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Eugen d' Albert
Robert Forberg 1900 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ Complete Performance
View Rob Peters, organ 1. Fantasia
2. Fugue
View Marie-Claire Alain, organ Complete Performance
View Helmut Walcha, organ Complete Performance
View Synthesized For 4 Guitars (Höger) Synthesized Performance


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