Composition: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in B minor |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 544 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1707 |
| First published | 1812 |
| 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 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Xaver Gleichauf |
| view | Complete | piano | Karl Ekman |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | C.H. Stuart Duncan |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1972 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2020 | Complete Score (with fingering, pedaling and tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Jean-Pierre Coulon | 2019 | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | I. Prelude · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Anton Benjamin | 1929 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edwin Ashdown | 1949 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Michael Schopen (organ) | — | 1. Prelude · file 2. Fugue · file |
| view | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Marie-Claire Alain (organ) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Ivan Kivelidi (piano) | For Piano (Kivelidi) | 1. Prelude · file 2. Fugue · file |
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