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 (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Incomplete Score (final page missing) |
| View | Complete | — | TobisNotenarchiv | 2010 | 1. Polonaise in C major 2. Polonaise in C minor 3. Polonaise in D major 4. Polonaise in D minor 5. Polonaise in E flat major 6. Polonaise in E flat minor 7. Polonaise in E major 8. Polonaise in E minor 9. Polonaise in F major 10. Polonaise in F minor 11. Polonaise in G major 12. Polonaise in G minor |
| View | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1700 | Nos.1-6 |
| View | Complete | selections | — | — | Nos.1-6 |
| View | Complete | selections | Neumeyer | — | 3. Polonaise in D major Color Cover |
| View | Complete | selections | — | — | 2. Polonaise in C minor |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano harpsichord 4 hands |
— | — | 9. Polonaise in F major 10. Polonaise in F minor |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Sylvia Kind, harpsichord | 4. Polonaise in D minor 5. Polonaise in E-flat major |
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