Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Publisher. Info. Autograph Manuscript, 1740
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Misc. Notes Deutsche Staatsbibliothek Berlin
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Copyist Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1733-40).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus. ms. Bach P 202 (pp.72-75)
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14 (pp.84-88)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1866. Plate B.W. XIV.
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1893. Plate 11015.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.116-24)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.116–123)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Urtext edition without fingerings, based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe.
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Editor Evgeniy E. Moshkin (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Evgeniy E. Moshkin, 2018.
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Misc. Notes Посвящается светлой памяти моего любимого папы Жени
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Fugue (No.2)

Editor Kyle Rother (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Kyle Rother, 2017.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Guitars (Ludenhoff)
Arranger Martin Ludenhoff (b. 1970)
Publisher. Info. Martin Ludenhoff
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Recordings YouTube: M. Ludenhoff & K. Rossinskiy (guitars)
Prelude
Fugue
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For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2016.
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For Violin and Piano (Anzoletti)
Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1900-1910].
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. Originally named Prelude XXIV only, but the score included arrangement of the fugue.
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Prelude (No.1)

For 3 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R.D. Tennent
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection. Transposed to G minor.
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For 2 Violins and Cello (Büntzly)
Arranger Gerd Büntzly
Publisher. Info. Gerd Büntzly
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For 3 Viols (Manger)
Arranger Bernhard Manger
Publisher. Info. Bernhard Manger
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Misc. Notes Transposed to G Minor. TrTrB or TrAB viols.
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For Organ (Raffy)
Arranger Louis Raffy
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2017
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Misc. Notes From La Lyre Sacrée - Abridged (cut from mm.16 to 42), but not modified otherwise, except for dynamics.
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Fugue (No.2)

For 4 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R.D. Tennent
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection. Transposed to G minor
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Braille Scores

Editor Mauro De Giovanni (b. 1982)
Publisher. Info. Mauro De Giovanni, 2025.
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 33 cells per line, 25 lines per page.
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Work Title Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor
Alternative. Title Praeludium et fuga a 4 voci
Name Translations Präludium und Fuge h-Moll BWV 869; Prélude et fugue en si mineur (BWV 869); Прелюдия и фуга си минор, BWV 869
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 292350012; GND: 1076374948; BNF: 13944930b
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 869 ; BC L 103
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 495
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections:
  1. Prelude
  2. Fugue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (No.24)
First Publication. 1801
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in B minor, BWV 869a (Early Version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (on Das wohltemperierte Klavier)

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