Das wohltemperierte Klavier II, BWV 870-893 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) (original) (raw)

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⇒ 23 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893

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Performer Pages Natan Fiedorowicz (organ, harpsichord, piano, keyboard) Publisher Info. Natan Fiedorowicz, 2024. Copyright Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del] Misc. Notes minor additions (akin to figured bass realisation, instrumentation developments, etc.) Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)

⇒ 23 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893

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Copyist Peter August (1726–1787) Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-87). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2405-T-7,2 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor First edition? Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1801]. Plate 138. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Harvard University, Cambridge (US-CAe): Mus 627.1.400.5. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Publisher. Info. Berlin: J. J. Riefenstahl, n.d. Plate J. J. R. 161. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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⇒ 5 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • Index of Book 2

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Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857) Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(1892). Plate 11016. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Orlando Morgan (1865–1956) Publisher. Info. London: Edwin Ashdown, 1925-26. Plate E.A. 35383-35394, 35526-35537. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Colour Covers file includes full colour version of frontispiece Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Pietro Montani (1895–1967) Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, 1952. Plate E. R. 2376. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del] Misc. Notes Reprint 1974 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Editor Bruno Mugellini (1871–1912) Publisher. Info. Warsaw: PWM, n.d.(1964). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Text in Polish, title page and contents in Russian. It is possible that this edition is a re-engraving of the Breitkopf issue from 1908 with the text translated into Polish. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Hans Bischoff (1852–1889) Publisher. Info. Muzyka, Moscow. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This is NOT the original Bischoff-edition: prefaces, footnotes and appendices are missing; the score seems to be newly engraved (system and page breaks are different from the original). Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Hermann Keller (1885–1967) Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1971. Plate E.P. 12075.URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Preface dated 1960. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Carlo Vidusso (1911–1978), fingeringsTakashi Maeno Publisher. Info. Takashi Maeno, 1976. Copyright Creative Commons Zero 1.0 - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Vidusso handwrote the original score with fingerings in 1976. Later, his last pupil, Takashi Maeno, compiled the score and converted it into a PDF using the notation software Finale. This score does not contain the fingering. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
Editor Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943) Publisher. Info. Budapest: Könemann Music, 1993. Plate K 102. URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm). Urtext edition. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

⇒ 5 more: Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) (duplex) • Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol Manuscript)

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.2 (pp.1-304)Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1995. Plate BA 5086.URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes #890120-890121: 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source as well as a digital table of contents built by the uploader. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

⇒ 28 more: 1. Præludium and Fuga in C major, BWV 870 • 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893 • 1b. Præludium and Fuga in C major, BWV 870b (Version A) • 1b. Præludium in C major, BWV 870b (variant of Version A, copy by W.F. Bach) • 4a. Præludium in C♯ minor, BWV 873 (Version A) • 17a. Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886/2 (Version A)

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1995. Plate BA 5192.URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Urtext edition without fingerings, based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Preface removed due to copyright. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Early Versions and Variants (BWV 870b, 872a/1, 875a, 875/1, 884/1, 872/2, 871/2, 876/2, 875/2, 872a/2) (EU)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.2 (pp.307-13, 341-58)Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1995. Plate BA 5086.URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

⇒ 12 more: 1a. Præludium and Fughetta in C major, BWV 870a • 1a. Præludium and Fughetta in C major, BWV 870a / (with Ornaments and Fingerings by Vogler) • 1b. Præludium in C major, BWV 870b (Copy from London Manuscript) • 3a. Præludium in C major, BWV 872a/1 (Early Version of Prelude in C♯ major) • 6a. Præludium in D minor, BWV 875a • 7. Præludium in D minor, BWV 875/1 (Copy from London Manuscript) • 8. Præludium in G major, BWV 884/1 (Early Version) • 3a. Fughetta in C major, BWV 872a/2 (Early Version) • 3a. Fughetta in C major, BWV 872a/2 (Earlier Version) • 2. Fughetta in C minor, BWV 871/2 (Early Version) • 7. Fughetta in E♭ major, BWV 876/2 (Early Version) • 6. Fughetta in D minor, BWV 875/2 (Early Version)

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Preludes and Fughettas composed with the Well-Tempered Clavier IIKassel: Bärenreiter, 1995. Plate BA 5200.URTEXT EDITION 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 Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. All fingerings included are from historical sources. Urtext edition based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Preface removed due to copyright. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Albrecht)
For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)
For Piano 4 Hands (Dubois)

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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Hofmann)

⇒ 7 more: 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 1 • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Violin 2 • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 2 • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Viola • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Viola • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Cello • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Cello

Arranger Richard Hofmann (1844–1918) Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel, n.d. Plate 7796-97. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.
For Violin and Viola (Hermann)
For Organ (Reger)

⇒ 4 more: 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885

Editor Max Reger (1873–1916) Publisher. Info. _Ausgewählte Klavierwerke, für die Orgel bearbeitet von Max Reger, Bd.1-3_Leipzig: Joseph Aibl, 1902. Plate 3026-30. Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

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Work Title Das wohltemperierte Klavier II
Alternative. Title Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia ; Preludes and Fugues through All Tones and Semitones
Name Translations 平均律键盘曲集; 平均律鍵盤曲集; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier; Patar ya Tonon Clavier; Le Clavier bien tempéré; הפסנתר המושווה; 평균율 클라비어곡집; El clave bien temperado; Das wohltemperierte Klavier; Il clavicembalo ben temperato; 平均律クラヴィーア曲集; Το καλοσυγκερασμένο κλειδοκύμβαλο; 十二平均律鋼琴曲集; O Cravo Bem Temperado; Bontemperita klavarinstrumento; Temperovaný klavír; Хорошо темперированный клавир; Լավ տեմպերացված կլավիր; Dobro temperovani klavir; Добро темперовани клавир; The Well-Tempered Clavier; เดอะเวลล์-เทมเพิร์ดคลาเวียร์; El clavecí ben temprat; Добре темперований клавір; Dobře temperovaný klavír; Добре темперирано пиано; کلاویه خوش‌آهنگ; İyi Düzenlenmiş Klavye; كلافيير جيد المزاج; Dobro ugođeni klavir; Hästitempereeritud klaviir; Dobro uglašeni klavir
Name Aliases 十二平均律钢琴曲集; 平均律钢琴曲集; 十二平均律键盘曲集; Wohltemperiertes Klavier; DWK; Clavier Bien Tempéré; Le Clavier bien tempere; הפסנתר המשווה; 평균율 클라비어; Clave bien temperado; El clave bien templado; Clavicembalo ben temperato; Das Wohltemperierte Clavier; Das Wohltemperirte Clavier; 平均率クラヴィーア曲集; Das wohltemperierte Klavieren; Wohltemperierte Klavier; Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das wohltemperierte Clavier; Cravo Bem-Temperado; Cravo bem temperado; Wohltemperiertes Clavier; ХТК; Well-Tempered Clavier; El clavecí ben temperat; Claveci ben temperat; Clavecí ben temperat; Hyvin viritetty klaveeri; Das wohltemperirte Clavier; Das wohltemperirte Klavier; ДТК; Det veltempererte klavér; Добре темпериран клавир; Det veltempererte klaver; The Well-Tempered Klavier; BWV 846–893; BWV 846-893
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 383145911073927060072; GND: 300011881; SELIBR: 226798; SUDOC: 117981524; BNF: 139151495
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 870–893 ; BC L 104-127
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 722
Key Uses all major and minor keys (together with Das wohltemperierte Klavier I)
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 pieces:1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 8701a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870a1b. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870b2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 8713. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 8723a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 872a4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 8735. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 8746. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 8756a. Praeambulum in D minor, BWV 875a7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 8768. Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 8779. Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 87810. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 87911. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 88012. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 88113. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 88214. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 88315. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 88416. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 88517. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 88618. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 88719. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 88820. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 88921. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 89022. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 89123. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 89224. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1740 ca.
First Publication. 1801 - Berlin: N. Simrock, Plate 138
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia articleScores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information Title of first English edition: "The Well-Tempered Clavier, or Preludes and Fugues through all tones and semitones, relating to the major third, that is, Ut Re Mi, as well as those related to the minor third, that is, Re Mi Fa. Compiled and prepared for the benefit and practice of young musicians desirous of learning, as well as for the entertainment of those already versed in this particular study, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Anno 1722". The Hoffmeister publication probably predates the Simrock by about a decade.
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786 BWV 772Invention in C major BWV 772aInvention in C major BWV 773Invention in C minor BWV 774Invention in D major BWV 775Invention in D minor BWV 776Invention in E-flat major BWV 777Invention in E major BWV 778Invention in E minor BWV 779Invention in F major BWV 780Invention in F minor BWV 781Invention in G major BWV 782Invention in G minor BWV 783Invention in A major BWV 784Invention in A minor BWV 785Invention in B-flat major BWV 786Invention in B minor 15 Sinfonias, BWV 787-801 BWV 787Sinfonia in C major BWV 788Sinfonia in C minor BWV 789Sinfonia in D major BWV 790Sinfonia in D minor BWV 791Sinfonia in E-flat major BWV 792Sinfonia in E major BWV 793Sinfonia in E minor BWV 794Sinfonia in F major BWV 795Sinfonia in F minor BWV 796Sinfonia in G major BWV 797Sinfonia in G minor BWV 798Sinfonia in A major BWV 799Sinfonia in A minor BWV 800Sinfonia in B-flat major BWV 801Sinfonia in B minor 4 Duettos, BWV 802-805 BWV 802Duetto No.1 in E minor BWV 803Duetto No.2 in F major BWV 804Duetto No.3 in G major BWV 805Duetto No.4 in A minor
6 English Suites, BWV 806-811 BWV 806English Suite No.1 in A major BWV 806aEnglish Suite No.1 in A major BWV 807English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 808English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 809English Suite No.4 in F major BWV 810English Suite No.5 in E minor BWV 811English Suite No.6 in D minor 6 French Suites, BWV 812-817 BWV 812French Suite No.1 in D minor BWV 813French Suite No.2 in C minor BWV 813aFrench Suite No.2 in C minor BWV 814French Suite No.3 in B minor BWV 814aFrench Suite No.3 in B minor BWV 815French Suite No.4 in E-flat major BWV 815aFrench Suite No.4 in E-flat major BWV 816French Suite No.5 in G major BWV 817French Suite No.6 in E major
Miscellaneous Suites, BWV 818–824 BWV 818Suite in A minor BWV 818aSuite in A minor BWV 819Suite in E-flat major BWV 819aSuite in E-flat major BWV 820Overture (Suite) in F major BWV 821Suite in B-flat major BWV 822Suite in G minor BWV 823Suite in F minor BWV 824Suite in A major (by Telemann, TWV 32:14) 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830 BWV 825Partita in B-flat major, No.1BWV 826Partita in C minor, No.2BWV 827Partita in A minor, No.3BWV 828Partita in D major, No.4BWV 829Partita in G major, No.5BWV 830Partita in E minor, No.6
French Overture, BWV 831 Suites and Suite Movements, BWV 832–845 BWV 832Suite in A major BWV 833Prelude and Partita in F major BWV 834Allemande in C minor BWV 835Allemande in A minor BWV 836Allemande in G minor BWV 837Allemande in G minor BWV 838Allemande and Courante in A major BWV 839Sarabande in G minor BWV 840Courante in G major BWV 841-8433 Minuets BWV 841Minuet in G major BWV 842Minuet in G minor BWV 843Minuet in G major BWV 844Scherzo in D minor BWV 844aScherzo in E minor BWV 845Gigue in F minor
The Well-Tempered Clavier I, BWV 846-869 BWV 846Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1BWV 846aPrelude and Fughetta in C major, No.1aBWV 847Prelude and Fugue in C minor, No.2BWV 847aPrelude and Fughetta in C minor, No.2aBWV 848Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, No.3BWV 848aPrelude and Fughetta in C-sharp major, No.3aBWV 849Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, No.4BWV 849aPrelude and Fughetta in C-sharp minor, No.4aBWV 850Prelude and Fugue in D major, No.5BWV 850aPrelude and Fughetta in D major, No.5aBWV 851Prelude and Fugue in D minor, No.6BWV 851aPrelude and Fughetta in D minor, No.6aBWV 852Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, No.7BWV 852aPrelude and Fughetta in E-flat major, No.7aBWV 853Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, No.8BWV 853aPrelude and Fughetta in E-flat minor, No.8aBWV 854Prelude and Fugue in E major, No.9BWV 854aPrelude and Fughetta in E major, No.9aBWV 855Prelude and Fugue in E minor, No.10BWV 855aPrelude and Fughetta in E minor, No.10aBWV 856Prelude and Fugue in F major, No.11BWV 856aPrelude and Fughetta in F major, No.11aBWV 857Prelude and Fugue in F minor, No.12BWV 857aPrelude and Fughetta in F minor, No.12aBWV 858Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, No.13BWV 858aPrelude and Fughetta in F-sharp major, No.13aBWV 859Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, No.14BWV 859aPrelude and Fughetta in F-sharp minor, No.14aBWV 860Prelude and Fugue in G major, No.15BWV 860aPrelude and Fughetta in G major, No.15aBWV 861Prelude and Fugue in G minor, No.16BWV 861aPrelude and Fughetta in G minor, No.16aBWV 862Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, No.17BWV 862aPrelude and Fughetta in A-flat major, No.17aBWV 863Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, No.18BWV 863aPrelude and Fughetta in G-sharp minor, No.18aBWV 864Prelude and Fugue in A major, No.19BWV 864aPrelude and Fughetta in A major, No.19aBWV 865Prelude and Fugue in A minor, No.20BWV 865aPrelude and Fughetta in A minor, No.20aBWV 866Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, No.21BWV 866aPrelude and Fughetta in B-flat major, No.21aBWV 867Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, No.22BWV 867aPrelude and Fughetta in B-flat minor, No.22aBWV 868Prelude and Fugue in B major, No.23BWV 868aPrelude and Fughetta in B major, No.23aBWV 869Prelude and Fugue in B minor, No.24BWV 869aPrelude and Fughetta in B minor, No.24a The Well-Tempered Clavier II, BWV 870-893 BWV 870Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1**BWV 870aPrelude and Fugue in C major, No.1aBWV 870bPrelude and Fugue in C major, No.1bBWV 871Prelude and Fugue in C minor, No.2BWV 872Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, No.3BWV 872aPrelude and Fugue in C major, No.3aBWV 873Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, No.4BWV 874Prelude and Fugue in D major, No.5BWV 875Prelude and Fugue in D minor, No.6BWV 875aPraeambulum in D minor, No.6aBWV 876Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, No.7BWV 877Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, No.8BWV 878Prelude and Fugue in E major, No.9BWV 879Prelude and Fugue in E minor, No.10BWV 880Prelude and Fugue in F major, No.11BWV 881Prelude and Fugue in F minor, No.12BWV 882Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, No.13BWV 883Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, No.14BWV 884Prelude and Fugue in G major, No.15BWV 885Prelude and Fugue in G minor, No.16BWV 886Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, No.17BWV 887Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, No.18BWV 888Prelude and Fugue in A major, No.19BWV 889Prelude and Fugue in A minor, No.20BWV 890Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, No.21BWV 891Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, No.22BWV 892Prelude and Fugue in B major, No.23BWV 893Prelude and Fugue in B minor, No.24
Miscellaneous Preludes and Fugues, BWV 894-909 BWV 894Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 895Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 896Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 897Prelude and Fugue in A minor (Prelude by Dretzel, Fugue of uncertain authorship)BWV 898Prelude and Fugue on 'B-A-C-H' (doubtful)BWV 899Prelude and Fughetta in D minor (doubtful)BWV 900Prelude and Fughetta in E minor BWV 901Prelude and Fughetta in F major BWV 902Prelude and Fughetta in G major BWV 902aPrelude in G major BWV 903Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903aFantasia in D minor BWV 904Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV 905Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV 906Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 907Fantasia and Fughetta in B-flat major (by Gottfried Kirchoff)BWV 908Fantasia and Fughetta in D major (by Kirchoff)BWV 909Concerto and Fugue in C minor 7 Toccatas, BWV 910-916 BWV 910Toccata in F-sharp minor BWV 911Toccata in C minor BWV 912Toccata in D major BWV 912aToccata in D major BWV 913Toccata in D minor BWV 913aToccata in D minor BWV 914Toccata in E minor BWV 915Toccata in G minor BWV 916Toccata in G major
Fantasias, BWV 917-923 BWV 917Fantasia in G minor BWV 918Fantasia in C minor BWV 919Fantasia in C minor (by Johann Bernhard Bach)BWV 920Fantasia in G minor (uncertain)BWV 921Prelude in C minor (Fantasia)BWV 922Prelude in A minor (Fantasia)BWV 923Prelude in B minor (uncertain, possibly spurious)BWV 923aPrelude in A minor (uncertain, possibly spurious) 9 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 924–932 BWV 924Prelude in C major BWV 924aPrelude in C major (possibly by W.F. Bach)BWV 925Prelude in D major (possibly by W.F. Bach)BWV 926Prelude in D minor BWV 927Prelude in F major BWV 928Prelude in F major BWV 929Prelude in G minor (Trio for a Minuet by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel)BWV 930Prelude in G minor BWV 931Prelude in A minor (possibly by W.F. Bach)BWV 932Prelude in E minor (incomplete; possibly by W.F. Bach)
6 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 933–938 BWV 933Little Prelude in C major BWV 934Little Prelude in C minor BWV 935Little Prelude in D minor BWV 936Little Prelude in D major BWV 937Little Prelude in E major BWV 938Little Prelude in E minor 5 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 939–943 BWV 939Prelude in C major BWV 940Prelude in D minor BWV 941Prelude in E minor BWV 942Prelude in A minor BWV 943Prelude in C major
Fugues and Fughettas, BWV 944–962 BWV 944Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV 945Fugue in E minor (doubtful, possibly by Graupner)BWV 946Fugue in C major BWV 947Fugue in A minor BWV 948Fugue in D minor BWV 949Fugue in A major BWV 950Fugue in A major BWV 951Fugue in B minor BWV 951aFugue in B minor BWV 952Fugue in C major BWV 953Fugue in C major BWV 954Fugue in B-flat major BWV 955Fugue in B-flat major BWV 955aFugue in B-flat major BWV 956Fugue in E minor BWV 957Fugue in G major BWV 958Fugue in A minor BWV 959Fugue in A minor BWV 960Fugue in E minor (incomplete and doubtful)BWV 961Fughetta in C minor BWV 962Fughetta in E minor (spurious, composed by Albrechtsberger) Sonatas and Sonata Movements, BWV 963–970 BWV 963Sonata in D major BWV 964Sonata in D minor (arrangement of BWV 1003)BWV 965Sonata in A minor (after Reincken)BWV 966Sonata in C major (after Reincken)BWV 967Sonata in A minor BWV 968Adagio in G major (arranged from 1st movement of BWV 1005)BWV 969Andante in G minor (doubtful)BWV 970Presto in D minor (spurious, composed by W.F. Bach)
Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Keyboard arrangements of concerti by other composers, BWV 972–987 BWV 972Concerto in D major (Revised Version, after Vivaldi RV 230)BWV 972aConcerto in D major (Early Version, after Vivaldi RV 230)BWV 973Concerto in G major (after Vivaldi RV 299)BWV 974Concerto in D minor (after A.Marcello S.Z799)BWV 975Concerto in G minor (after Vivaldi RV 316, believed lost)BWV 976Concerto in C major (after Vivaldi RV 265)BWV 977Concerto in C major (source unidentified, possibly B.Marcello)BWV 978Concerto in F major (after Vivaldi RV 310)BWV 979Concerto in B minor (after Vivaldi RV 813 [previously _Anh. 10_])BWV 980Concerto in G major (after Vivaldi RV 381)BWV 981Concerto in C minor (after B.Marcello S.C788)BWV 982Concerto in B-flat major (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)BWV 983Concerto in G minor (source unidentified)BWV 984Concerto in C major (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)(see also BWV 595)BWV 985Concerto in G minor (after Telemann TWV 51:g1)BWV 986Concerto in G major (after a concerto attributed to Telemann)BWV 987Concerto in D minor (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)
Variations and miscellaneous pieces, BWV 592a, 988–1000, 1006a BWV 592aHarpsichord Concerto in G major (arr. of the Organ Concerto in G major)BWV 988Goldberg Variations (published as Clavier-Übung IV)BWV 989Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 990Sarabande con partite (loosely based on Lully - doubtful)BWV 991Air with Variations (incomplete)BWV 992Capriccio (on the departure of a beloved brother) in B-flat major BWV 993Capriccio in E major BWV 994Applicatio in C major BWV 995Suite in G minor (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 996Suite in E minor (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 997Suite in C minor (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 998Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 999Prelude in C minor (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 1000Fugue in G minor (for lute-harpsichord)BWV 1006aSuite in E major (for lute-harpsichord) Late contrapuntal works, BWV 1079 & 1080 BWV 1079Musikalisches Opfer (some pieces intended for fortepiano)BWV 1080Die Kunst der Fuge (some pieces indicated as being for 2-manual harpsichord)