Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections
Composition Year 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869 (No.6)
Genre Categories Preludes; Fugues; For keyboard; [14 more...]Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 1 player; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano, harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium (arr); For 3 bassoons (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); For 3 players (arr); For violin, viola, cello (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in D minor, BWV 851a (Early Version)
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (No.16: Prelude)

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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1733-40).
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 202 (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek)
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14 (pp.22-25)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1866. Plate B.W. XIV.
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Funper (2006/6/09)

Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1893. Plate 11015.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.28-31)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.28–31)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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 Complete Score (with fingering and tempo indication)
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Prelude (No.1)

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Editor Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.22)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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 Complete Score
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Fugue (No.2)

Editor Kyle Rother (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Kyle Rother, 2017.
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 Complete Score (Anhang 3, More Richly Notated Version) (EU)
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 Complete Score (Anhang 3, More Richly Notated Version) (EU)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.246-47)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.124–125)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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 Praeludium und Fugen No. 6 BWV 851
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Publisher. Info. Müncen: G. Henle Verlag, n.d. Plate teil I.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2016.
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Prelude (No.1)

For Piano and Harmonium (Reinhard)
Arranger August Reinhard (1831–1912)
Publisher. Info. Duo-Album. Sammlung auserlesener Stücke für Harmonium und Klavier
Leipzig: Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 8496.
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For Harp or Piano, Violin and Harmonium or Organ (Poenitz)
See: Meditation on the 6th Prelude of The Well-Tempered Clavier I by Franz Poenitz

Fugue (No.2)

For 3 Bassoons (Zehar)

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Arranger Farid Zehar
Publisher. Info. Farid Zehar, 2011.
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For Violin, Viola and Cello (Lutter)
Arranger Ingo Lutter (b. 1951)
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Braille Scores

 1. Prelude
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 2. Fugue
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Publisher. Info. Mauro De Giovanni, 2025.
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General Information

Work Title Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor
Alternative. Title Præludium et fuga a 3 voci
Name Translations Präludium und Fuge d-Moll BWV 851; Prélude et fugue en ré mineur (BWV 851); Прелюдия и фуга ре минор, BWV 851
Name Aliases BWV851
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 1047551217; BNF: 13944847s
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 851 ; BC L 85
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 518
Key D 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, BWV 846-869 (No.6)
First Publication. 1801
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in D minor, BWV 851a (Early Version)
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (No.16: Prelude)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (on Das wohltemperierte Klavier)

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