Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Contents

 [hide

Performances [show]

Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

Copyist Karl Heinrich Ernst Müller (1753–1835)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), corrections
Publisher. Info. Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (pp.2-4)
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1740-59)., with composer corrections
Copyright
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 202(1)
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14 (pp.1-5)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1866. Plate B.W. XIV.
Copyright
Purchase
Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1893. Plate 11015.
Copyright
Purchase
Editor Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
Wien: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3920.
Copyright
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

PDF scanned by Unknown
Feduol (2024/10/8)

Editor Walter Georgii (1887–1967)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott Music, No.09588, 1957.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

PDF scanned by Sallen112
Sallen112 (2023/12/4)

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.2-5)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes #886640: 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
#582203-583204: A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

PDF scanned by uploader
Fugalicious (2023/12/4)

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.2–5)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Urtext edition without fingerings, based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

PDF scanned by Sahuhtala
Sahuhtala (2024/6/2)

Editor Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Budapest: Könemann Music, 1993. Plate K 101.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm). Urtext edition.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012
Copyright
Misc. Notes Urtext keyboard score.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Prelude (No.1)

Editor Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1898. Plate 10364r.
Copyright
Purchase
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.61
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1907.
Copyright
Purchase
Editor Russell E. Lanning (1916–1958)
Publisher. Info. Music by the Masters. No.60
New York: Musicord Publications, 1946. Plate EL 2543.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 4 (pp.107-08)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1957. Plate BA 5008.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Included in the 1725 notebook of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (No.29).
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)
Publisher. Info. Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725 (pp.29-30)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1957. Plate BA 5164.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 600 dpi. This urtext edition does not include fingerings. Small notes and dotted lines are added by the editor, based on other editions of this work. Included in the 1725 notebook of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (No.29).
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor RSB
Publisher. Info. RSB
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Roland Lopes
Publisher. Info. Roland Lopes
Copyright
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 1. from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (No.28)
2. from Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (No.14)
Urtext keyboard score.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Fugue (No.2)

PDF scanned by Sallen112
Sallen112 (2023/12/4)

PDF scanned by Harryr
Harryr (2023/12/4)

PDF scanned by Harryr
Harryr (2023/12/4)

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.6-7)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
URTEXT EDITION [more...]

This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin.

In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).

You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States.

More information can be found here.
Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Copyright
Misc. Notes #886641: 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
#886642-886643: A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Kyle Rother (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Kyle Rother, 2017.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor John Nhelmer Sialana Nuguid (b. 2011)
Publisher. Info. John Nhelmer Sialana Nuguid, 2025.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Strings (Gardner)

5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Herbert Straus Gardner
Publisher. Info. Herbert Straus Gardner
Copyright
Misc. Notes For string orchestra
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Violin and Piano (Yokoyama)
Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Prelude (No.1)

For 4 Flutes (Orefice)
Arranger Giovanni Pietro Orefice (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 4 canon structure unveiled in the Praeludium, transcription in A major and A minor to comply with the other pieces for flute of the BWV1013
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 3 Recorders (Tennent)
Arranger R.D. Tennent
Publisher. Info. R.D. Tennent
Copyright
Misc. Notes Transposed to G major. These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 2 Guitars (Olson)
Arranger J. J. Olson (b. 1947)
Publisher. Info. Mutopia, 2017.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Published as Mutopia-2017/11/06-2206. Subtitled "Three Transcriptions for Guitar Duo".
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 2 Pianos (Leetrakulnumchai)
Arranger Jirapat Leetrakulnumchai (b. 2005)
Publisher. Info. Jirapat Leetrakulnumchai, 2021.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Clarinet (Roth)
Arranger Rainer Grant Roth (b. 1961)
Publisher. Info. Rainer Grant Roth, 2021.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Available in many different keys for various woodwind instruments: Sheet Music Plus
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Bassoon (Berrocal)
Arranger Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal, 2020.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Version in B-flat major for Fagotto
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Solo String Instruments (Berrocal)

4 more: Viola • Cello • Bass Viol • Engraving files (Finale)

Arranger Joseba Berrocal
Publisher. Info. Joseba Berrocal
Copyright
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 10 String Guitar (León Egea)
Arranger Ramón León Egea (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Ramón León Egea, 2024.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 8 String Guitar (León Egea)
Arranger Ramón León Egea (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Ramón León Egea, 2024.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Arranged for 8-string guitar in the tuning GCEADGBE
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Guitar (Apke)
Arranger Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 1992/2020.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Guitar (León Egea)
Arranger Ramón León Egea (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Ramón León Egea, 2024.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Guitar (Manger)
Arranger Bernhard Manger
Publisher. Info. Bernhard Manger
Copyright
Misc. Notes Transposed to D-Major and simplified.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Guitar (Seveleu-Dubrovnik)
Arranger Maxime Seveleu-Dubrovnik
Publisher. Info. Maxime Seveleu-Dubrovnik, 2021.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Shared via music.seveleu.com.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Guitar (León Egea)
Arranger Ramón León Egea (b. 1975)
Publisher. Info. Ramón León Egea, 2024.
Copyright
Misc. Notes for classical guitar
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Violin (Lévêcque)
See: 3 Etudes Gymnastiques, Op.27 by Lévêcque
For Violin (Zolnowski)
Arranger Maciej Zolnowski
Publisher. Info. Maciej Zolnowski
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Fugue (No.2)

For Mixed Chorus (Villa-Lobos)
Arranger Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Publisher. Info. Rio de Janeiro: Arthur Napoleão, n.d. Plate 8994.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 4 Recorders (Eijkhout)

5 more: Tenor Recorder • Bass Recorder 1 • Bass Recorder 2 • Greatbass Recorder • Engraving files (MuseScore)

Arranger Victor Eijkhout
Publisher. Info. Victor Eijkhout
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 4 Clarinets (Rojas)

4 more: Piccolo Clarinet (E♭) • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭)

Arranger Pablo Fernández Rojas
Publisher. Info. Pablo Fernández Rojas
Copyright
Misc. Notes Esta adaptación pertenece al proyecto Bóreas Ventus. Esta obra musical está protegida, gestionada y administrada por SGAE
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 4 Bassoons (Zehar)

4 more: Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Bassoon 3 • Bassoon 4

Arranger Farid Zehar
Publisher. Info. Farid Zehar, 2011.
Copyright
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For 4 Viols (Watanabe)

6 more: Thematic Analysis Score • Treble Viol 1 • Treble Viol 2 • Tenor Viol • Bass Viol • Engraving files (MusicXML)

Arranger Hitoshi Watanabe
Publisher. Info. Hitoshi Watanabe
Copyright
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Bach for Viols.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Braille Scores

Editor Mauro De Giovanni (b. 1982)
Publisher. Info. Mauro De Giovanni, 2025.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 33 cells per line, 25 lines per page.
See here for additional information on Braille scores.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Free Recordings

General Information

Work Title Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major
Alternative. Title Præludium et fuga a quattro voci
Name Translations Прелюдия и фуга до мажор, BWV 846; Präludium und Fuge C-Dur BWV 846; Preludio e fuga, BWV 846; C大調前奏與賦格; Prélude et fugue en ut majeur (BWV 846); [3 more...]Preludi i fuga en do major (BWV 846); پرلود و فوگ در دو ماژور (BWV 846); 前奏曲とフーガ ハ長調 BWV846
Name Aliases C大調平均律前奏曲; 平均律クラヴィーア曲集 第1巻 第1番
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 200776687; GND: 300011903; BNF: 13909942q
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 846 ; BC L 80
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 505
Key C major
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.1)
First Publication. 1801
Average DurationAvg. Duration 4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in C major, BWV 846a (early version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article

Navigation etc.

See Also
List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971