Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Prelude and Fugue in D minor
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 539
Instrumentation organ
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Keys D minor
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First published 1867
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Composition types Preludes, Fugues
Period Baroque
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
Praeludium — — —
Fuga — — —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete strings Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
View Complete piano —
View Complete 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
View Fugue 4 recorders R.D. Tennent

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — Bärenreiter 1972 Complete Score
View Complete — QED 2020 2. Fuga
View Complete Arrangement for strings
by Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
Washington — Complete Score
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete Arrangement for piano Muzgiz 1966 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
by Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
Washington — Complete Score
View Fugue Arrangement for 4 recorders
by R.D. Tennent
— — Complete Score
Complete Parts

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View — Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ — Complete Recording
View — Ralph Looij, organ — Complete Recording
View Synthesized — For Strings (Sargeant) Complete performance
View Synthesized — For 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Sargeant) Complete performance
View MIDI Fugue For 4 Recorders (Tennent) Synthesized Performance


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