Composition: 12 Polonaises, F.12 (Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann)
| Title | 12 Polonaises |
| Creators | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (composer) |
| Opus | F.12 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard clavichord |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1765 |
| First published | 1819 |
| Dedication | Monsieur le Comte Grigori Grigorievich Orlof |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Polonaises |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| C major | — | C major | — |
| C minor | — | C minor | — |
| D major | — | D major | — |
| D minor | — | D minor | — |
| E flat major | — | E flat major | — |
| E flat minor | — | E flat minor | — |
| E major | — | E major | — |
| E minor | — | E minor | — |
| F major | — | F major | — |
| F minor | — | F minor | — |
| G major | — | G major | — |
| G minor | — | G minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano harpsichord 4 hands |
Marek Toporowski |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Incomplete Score (final page missing) · view |
| view | Complete | — | TobisNotenarchiv | 2010 | 1. Polonaise in C major · view 2. Polonaise in C minor · view 3. Polonaise in D major · view 4. Polonaise in D minor · view 5. Polonaise in E flat major · view 6. Polonaise in E flat minor · view 7. Polonaise in E major · view 8. Polonaise in E minor · view 9. Polonaise in F major · view 10. Polonaise in F minor · view 11. Polonaise in G major · view 12. Polonaise in G minor · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1700 | Nos.1-6 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Nos.1-6 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Neumeyer | — | 3. Polonaise in D major · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 2. Polonaise in C minor · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano harpsichord 4 hands |
— | — | 9. Polonaise in F major · view 10. Polonaise in F minor · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Sylvia Kind (harpsichord) | 4. Polonaise in D minor 5. Polonaise in E-flat major · file |
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