Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in C major |
| Alternative title | Prelude & Fugue ex C con organo pleno |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 547 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1738 |
| First published | 1812 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 540 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | brass ensemble | Ulrich Nehls |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Complete | violin, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Xaver Gleichauf |
| View | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1972 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2021 | Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for brass ensemble |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score Violin Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ | Complete Recording |
| View | Michael Schopen, organ | Prelude Fugue |
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