Composition: 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 |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1867 |
| 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 | 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 |
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 |
Washington | — | Complete Score |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (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 | Synthesized | Fugue | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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