Prélude, fugue et variation, Op.18 (Franck, César)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 sections
Composition Year 1860-62
Genre Categories Preludes; Fugues; Variations; For organ; Scores featuring the organ; For 1 player; For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 5 players (arr); For piano, harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium (arr); For 2 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For 3 recorders (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For oboe (arr); For harpsichord (arr); Scores featuring the harpsichord (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance (EU)
#725216 - 14.12MB - 9:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/61/V - 882×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/18)

Performer Pages E. Power Biggs (organ)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1950. ML 4329.
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Misc. Notes Source: archive.org
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Synthesized/MIDI

Prelude

 Synthesized Performance
#356819 - 0.01MB - 2:54 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 606×⇩ - MID - editor

MID file (audio/video)
editor (2014/12/18)

Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2014
Performers MIDI file by Pierre Gouin
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For Recorders (Haas)

 Synthesized Performance
#198092 - 0.01MB - 2:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 667×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Publisher Info. Eric Haas
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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For Oboe (Noack)

 Synthesized Performance
#198112 - 0.00MB - 2:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 387×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Publisher Info. Cornelius C.Noack
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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For Piano (Knuth)

 Synthesized Performance
#198091 - 2.69MB - 2:56 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 764×⇩ - MP3 - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Performers Synthesized
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#208119 - 1.93MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16733×⇩ - Coulonnus

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Coulonnus (2012/4/21)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Mme. Maeyens-Couvreur, n.d.[1868]. Plate JPL. 163.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi
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 Complete Score
#03803 - 0.79MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16207×⇩ - NachoBA

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NachoBA (2007/2/17)

Publisher. Info. Six pièces pour grand orgue (No.3)
Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk et Cie., n.d.(ca.1878). Plate D. S. et Cie. 2681.
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 Complete Score
#490386 - 0.69MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 709×⇩ - Sallen112

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Sallen112 (2017/8/27)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk et Cie., n.d.(ca.1878). Plate D. S. et Cie. 2681.
Reprinted Kalmus Organ Series (pp.47-61)
Melville: Belwin Mills, No. 3443, n.d.[1990?].
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 11.60 x 8.65 inches.
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 Complete Score
#979132 - 0.71MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 187×⇩ - Judddemers100

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Judddemers100 (2025/7/5)

Editor Juddson Demers (b. 2006)
Publisher. Info. Scriptorium, 2025.
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 Complete Score
#705805 - 1.11MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3918×⇩ - Alex'Not

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Alex'Not (2021/6/4)

Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
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Prélude

 Complete Score
#04284 - 0.60MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7703×⇩ - Stéphane BARAST

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Stéphane BARAST (2007/3/10)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., n.d.(ca.1910). Plate D. & F. 2681.
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 Complete Score
#130012 - 0.12MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 14824×⇩ - editor

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editor (2011/9/26)

Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2007
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
Prelude only.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Miller)

 Complete Score and Notes
#926985 - 0.29MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 194×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2024/8/12)

⇒ 5 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (A) • Bassoon • Horn (F)

 Flute
#926988 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 51×⇩ - Toby Miller

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 Oboe
#926990 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 52×⇩ - Toby Miller

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 Clarinet (A)
#926987 - 0.12MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43×⇩ - Toby Miller

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 Bassoon
#926986 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 46×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2024/8/12)

 Horn (F)
#926989 - 0.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 42×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2024/8/12)

Arranger Toby Miller (b. 1964)
Publisher. Info. Toby Miller, 2024.
Copyright
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For Piano and Harmonium (Franck)

 Piano
#195427 - 2.82MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5520×⇩ - dibfranciss

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dibfranciss (2012/3/30)

 Harmonium
#291873 - 2.21MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1129×⇩ - Ralph Theo Misch

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Ralph Theo Misch (2013/8/10)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk et Cie., 1880. Plate D. S. & Cie. 2686.
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Misc. Notes #291873: Originally scanned at about 300dpi colour.
Converted to monochrome (→ Image Conversion).
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 Complete Score
#593649 - 1.15MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4347×⇩ - Alex'Not

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Alex'Not (2019/10/15)

Arranger Composer
Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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Misc. Notes fac-simile "moderne" : gravure identique à l'original
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For Violin and Piano (Legrand)

 Complete Score and Violin Part
#367570 - 0.51MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6072×⇩ - Manutlse

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Arranger Emmanuel Legrand
Publisher. Info. Toulouse: Emmanuel Legrand, (2015).
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For Piano 4 Hands (Decaux)

 Complete Score
#734110 - 8.53MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 156×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Abel Decaux (1869–1943)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, n.d. Plate D. & F. 6271.
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For Piano (Bauer)

 Complete Score
#12653 - 1.08MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/C - 14171×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/26)

Arranger Harold Bauer (1873–1951)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1910. Plate D. et F. 7813.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Piano (Friedman)

 Complete Score (EU)
#04012 - 0.65MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/C - 14162×⇩ - Goldberg988

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 Complete Score (EU)
#47256 - 4.21MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/C - 7509×⇩ - Ralph Theo Misch

PDF scanned by AUS-CAnl
Ralph Theo Misch (2009/11/27)

Arranger Ignaz Friedman (1882–1948)
Publisher. Info. Melbourne: Allan & Co., 1949. Plate B. 4611.
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Misc. Notes (#47256) Color, low resolution.
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Prélude (No.1)

For 3 Recorders (Haas)

 Complete Score
#198086 - 0.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2274×⇩ - Reccmo

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⇒ 4 more: Treble Recorder • Tenor Recorder • Bass Recorder • Engraving files (Sibelius)

 Treble Recorder
#198087 - 0.11MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 448×⇩ - Reccmo

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 Tenor Recorder
#198088 - 0.09MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 356×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

 Bass Recorder
#198089 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 351×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

 Engraving files (Sibelius)
#198090 - 0.02MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 422×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Arranger Eric Haas
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For Oboe (Noack)

 Complete Score
#198102 - 0.03MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2496×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

 Engraving files (PMX, MusiXTeX)
#198103 - 0.00MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 471×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Arranger Cornelius C. Noack
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For Harpsichord (Teuling)

 Complete Score
#398441 - 0.06MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1546×⇩ - Adenteuling

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 Engraving files (Sibelius)
#398442 - 0.13MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 340×⇩ - Adenteuling

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Arranger Arnold den Teuling
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For Piano (Knuth)

 Complete Score
#198076 - 0.06MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5240×⇩ - Reccmo

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 Engraving files (Capella)
#198077 - 0.00MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 852×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/4)

Arranger Jürgen Knuth
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#894465 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 195×⇩ - Feduol

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Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2020.
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General Information

Work Title Prélude, Fugue et Variation
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Prélude, Fugue et Variation (Franck); Prélude, fugue et variation; 前奏曲、フーガと変奏曲; Прелюдия, фуга и вариация
Name Aliases Prelude Opus 18 (Franck); Prélude, fugue et variation (franck); Prelude, fugue et variation (Franck); Prélude, fugue et variation (Franck)
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 179861456; BNF: 13912221b
Composer Franck, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CFF 30; FWV 30; Op.18
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICF 54
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 sections:
  1. Prélude. Andantino
  2. Lento
  3. Fugue. Allegretto ma non troppo
  4. Variation. Andantino
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1860-62
First Publication. 1868 – Paris: Maeyens-Couvreur
Dedication à son ami monsieur Camille Saint-Saëns
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation organ
External Links All Music Guide
Wikipedia article (in French)
Extra Information see below
  • No.3 of Six pièces pour grand orgue.
  • There were two versions of this work:
    • CFF 30A: for piano and harmonium (or 2 pianos)
    • CFF 30B: for organ
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