Composition: Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Toccata and Fugue in F major |
| Alternative title | Præludium et Fuga |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 540 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1832 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Toccatas, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin, viola, cello and double bass | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Xaver Gleichauf |
| view | Complete | piano | Eugen d' Albert |
| view | Complete | piano | Julius Röntgen |
| view | Toccata (No.1) | 3 pianos | Percy Grainger |
| view | Toccata (No.1) | piano 4 hands | Carl Plato |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (full LOEB resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1972 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola, cello and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Robert Forberg | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (alternate scan) · view |
| view | Toccata (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 pianos |
Schirmer | 1940 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Toccata (No.1) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | Complete Recording (organ) · file |
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