Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in C major |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 545 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | — |
| 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 | orchestra | Michel Rondeau |
| 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 | 4 recorders | Jan Kok |
| View | Fugue | 4 horns | Jan Van Duffel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1972 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Michel Rondeau | 2017 | Complete Score Complete Parts Engraving files (Finale & XML) |
| 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 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score, Parts (SATB recorders) Engraving files (M-Tx, Sibelius) |
| View | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 horns |
Antwerp: Jan Van Duffel | 2003 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | — | Complete Recording | ||
| View | — | Helmut Walcha, organ | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | Synthesized | Complete | For Orchestra (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | For Organ | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Prelude (No.1) | For 4 Recorders (Kok) | Synthesized performance |
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