Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Publisher. Info. Autograph Manuscript
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Misc. Notes Deutsche Staatsbibliothek Berlin
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Copyist Karl Heinrich Ernst Müller (1753–1835)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), corrections
Publisher. Info. Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (pp.4-6)
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-59)., with composer corrections
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 202(2)
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14 (pp.6-9)
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 Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
Wien: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3920.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.8–11)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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Prelude (No.1)

Editor Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.20-21)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012
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Misc. Notes Urtext keyboard score.
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Editor Davide Castellone
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.244-45)
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Fugue (No.2)

Editor Kyle Rother (b. 1988)
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For Violin and Piano (Yokoyama)
Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
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For 2 Guitars (Szeghy)
Arranger Eszter Szeghy (b. 1996)
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For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
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Misc. Notes New arrangement of the prelude, with a twist. Completed with the fugue.
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Prelude (No.1)

For Clarinet, Trombone, Bass Guitar, Drum Set and Piano (Fried)
Arranger Joseph Nicholas Fried
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Misc. Notes Jazz-like arrangement of Bach's Prelude II. Performance recording can be found on Youtube under jnfmusic.
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For Treble Recorder and Tenor Recorder (Teuling)
Arranger Arnold den Teuling (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Arnold den Teuling, 2018.
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Misc. Notes Prelude only. Fugue arrangement of BWV855 for the same instruments is appropriate.
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For 2 Guitars (Höger)
Arranger Anton Höger
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Misc. Notes If performed I would look forward about a small reference to my efforts.
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For Guitar (Manger)
Arranger Bernhard Manger
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Misc. Notes Transposed to A minor and simplified. Use capodasto if you prefer C minor.
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Fugue (No.2)

For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For 3 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger 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 3 Bassoons (Zehar)
Arranger Farid Zehar
Publisher. Info. Farid Zehar, 2011.
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For 2 and 3 Guitars (Shorter)
Arranger Steve Shorter (b. 1958)
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For 2 Violins and Cello (Sanchez)
Arranger William R. Sanchez
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Editor Jonathan Franco Rocha
Publisher. Info. Jonathan Franco Rocha, 2021.
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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.2 in C minor
Alternative. Title Præludium et fuga a 4 voci
Name Translations Прелюдия и фуга до минор, BWV 847; Präludium und Fuge c-Moll BWV 847; Prélude et fugue en ut mineur (BWV 847); Preludi i fuga en do menor (BWV 847); 前奏曲とフーガ ハ短調 BWV847
Name Aliases 平均律クラヴィーア曲集 第1巻 第2番
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 300560133; BNF: 13909944d
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 847 ; BC L 81
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 509
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections:
  1. Prelude (38 bars)
  2. Fugue (31 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (No.2)
First Publication. 1801
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in C minor, BWV 847a (Early Version)
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (No.15: Prelude)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
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