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

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This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from Das wohltemperierte Klavier II. For most arrangements, see the separate pages
for the individual preludes and fugues. For the first set of 24 preludes and fugues, see: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869.

Performances

Recordings

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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

Performer Pages	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info.	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
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For Various Keyboard Instruments (Fiedorowicz)

Performer Pages	Natan Fiedorowicz (organ, harpsichord, piano, keyboard)
Publisher Info.	Natan Fiedorowicz, 2024.
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Misc. Notes	minor additions (akin to figured bass realisation, instrumentation developments, etc.)
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Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Complete

For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)

Publisher Info.	James L. Bailey
Performers	James L. Bailey
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

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
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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.
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Publisher. Info.	Berlin: J. J. Riefenstahl, n.d. Plate J. J. R. 161.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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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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Jimfu (2009/3/29)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info.	New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(1892). Plate 11016.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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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
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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
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Worov (2010/2/11)

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.
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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).
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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.
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Misc. Notes	Preface dated 1960.
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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.
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⇒ 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.
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⇒ 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.
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Alternate Versions

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.
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⇒ 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 II Kassel: 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.
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Misc. Notes	600 dpi. All fingerings included are from historical sources. Urtext edition based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Preface removed due to copyright.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Albrecht)

For 2 Pianos (Besseling)

For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)

For Piano 4 Hands (Dubois)

Selections

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]
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For Violin and Viola (Hermann)

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KGill (2010/9/8)

Arranger	Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info.	London: Augener, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 12910.
Reprinted	London: Merton Music, No.2305 (Nos.1–10), 2306 (Nos.11–12), n.d.[1996-2010].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Contains arrangements of preludes from both books. This file is part of the Merton-Ourtext Project. The pages have been arranged 2-up in imposition (booklet) order for duplex printing on A3 paper and require an A3 printer. Alternatively, this work can be mail-ordered from Ourtext's website. Ourtext prints have undergone editing, and legibility and accuracy can be expected to be superior to Merton archive files displayed here.
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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]
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Free Recordings

Klassik-resampled (digital realization) on a Steinway D (1951)

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General Information

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 870 1a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870a 1b. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870b 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871 3. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872 3a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 872a 4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 873 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 6a. Praeambulum in D minor, BWV 875a 7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 876 8. Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 877 9. Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 879 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 880 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881 13. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 882 14. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 883 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 884 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885 17. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 886 18. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888 20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 889 21. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 890 22. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891 23. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 892 24. 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 article Scores 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.

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Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach

Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801

15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

BWV 772 — Invention in C major
BWV 772a — Invention in C major
BWV 773 — Invention in C minor
BWV 774 — Invention in D major
BWV 775 — Invention in D minor
BWV 776 — Invention in E-flat major
BWV 777 — Invention in E major
BWV 778 — Invention in E minor
BWV 779 — Invention in F major
BWV 780 — Invention in F minor
BWV 781 — Invention in G major
BWV 782 — Invention in G minor
BWV 783 — Invention in A major
BWV 784 — Invention in A minor
BWV 785 — Invention in B-flat major
BWV 786 — Invention in B minor

15 Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

BWV 787 — Sinfonia in C major
BWV 788 — Sinfonia in C minor
BWV 789 — Sinfonia in D major
BWV 790 — Sinfonia in D minor
BWV 791 — Sinfonia in E-flat major
BWV 792 — Sinfonia in E major
BWV 793 — Sinfonia in E minor
BWV 794 — Sinfonia in F major
BWV 795 — Sinfonia in F minor
BWV 796 — Sinfonia in G major
BWV 797 — Sinfonia in G minor
BWV 798 — Sinfonia in A major
BWV 799 — Sinfonia in A minor
BWV 800 — Sinfonia in B-flat major
BWV 801 — Sinfonia in B minor

4 Duettos, BWV 802-805
BWV 802 — Duetto No.1 in E minor BWV 803 — Duetto No.2 in F major BWV 804 — Duetto No.3 in G major BWV 805 — Duetto No.4 in A minor

6 English Suites, BWV 806-811
BWV 806 — English Suite No.1 in A major BWV 806a — English Suite No.1 in A major BWV 807 — English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 808 — English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 809 — English Suite No.4 in F major BWV 810 — English Suite No.5 in E minor BWV 811 — English Suite No.6 in D minor

6 French Suites, BWV 812-817

BWV 812 — French Suite No.1 in D minor
BWV 813 — French Suite No.2 in C minor
BWV 813a — French Suite No.2 in C minor
BWV 814 — French Suite No.3 in B minor
BWV 814a — French Suite No.3 in B minor
BWV 815 — French Suite No.4 in E-flat major
BWV 815a — French Suite No.4 in E-flat major
BWV 816 — French Suite No.5 in G major
BWV 817 — French Suite No.6 in E major

Miscellaneous Suites, BWV 818–824
BWV 818 — Suite in A minor BWV 818a — Suite in A minor BWV 819 — Suite in E-flat major BWV 819a — Suite in E-flat major BWV 820 — Overture (Suite) in F major BWV 821 — Suite in B-flat major BWV 822 — Suite in G minor BWV 823 — Suite in F minor BWV 824 — Suite in A major (by Telemann, TWV 32:14)

6 Partitas, BWV 825-830
BWV 825 — Partita in B-flat major, No.1 BWV 826 — Partita in C minor, No.2 BWV 827 — Partita in A minor, No.3 BWV 828 — Partita in D major, No.4 BWV 829 — Partita in G major, No.5 BWV 830 — Partita in E minor, No.6

French Overture, BWV 831

Suites and Suite Movements, BWV 832–845

BWV 832 — Suite in A major
BWV 833 — Prelude and Partita in F major
BWV 834 — Allemande in C minor
BWV 835 — Allemande in A minor
BWV 836 — Allemande in G minor
BWV 837 — Allemande in G minor
BWV 838 — Allemande and Courante in A major
BWV 839 — Sarabande in G minor
BWV 840 — Courante in G major
BWV 841-843 — 3 Minuets
BWV 841 — Minuet in G major
BWV 842 — Minuet in G minor
BWV 843 — Minuet in G major
BWV 844 — Scherzo in D minor
BWV 844a — Scherzo in E minor
BWV 845 — Gigue in F minor

The Well-Tempered Clavier I, BWV 846-869

BWV 846 — Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1
BWV 846a — Prelude and Fughetta in C major, No.1a
BWV 847 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor, No.2
BWV 847a — Prelude and Fughetta in C minor, No.2a
BWV 848 — Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, No.3
BWV 848a — Prelude and Fughetta in C-sharp major, No.3a
BWV 849 — Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, No.4
BWV 849a — Prelude and Fughetta in C-sharp minor, No.4a
BWV 850 — Prelude and Fugue in D major, No.5
BWV 850a — Prelude and Fughetta in D major, No.5a
BWV 851 — Prelude and Fugue in D minor, No.6
BWV 851a — Prelude and Fughetta in D minor, No.6a
BWV 852 — Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, No.7
BWV 852a — Prelude and Fughetta in E-flat major, No.7a
BWV 853 — Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, No.8
BWV 853a — Prelude and Fughetta in E-flat minor, No.8a
BWV 854 — Prelude and Fugue in E major, No.9
BWV 854a — Prelude and Fughetta in E major, No.9a
BWV 855 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor, No.10
BWV 855a — Prelude and Fughetta in E minor, No.10a
BWV 856 — Prelude and Fugue in F major, No.11
BWV 856a — Prelude and Fughetta in F major, No.11a
BWV 857 — Prelude and Fugue in F minor, No.12
BWV 857a — Prelude and Fughetta in F minor, No.12a
BWV 858 — Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, No.13
BWV 858a — Prelude and Fughetta in F-sharp major, No.13a
BWV 859 — Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, No.14
BWV 859a — Prelude and Fughetta in F-sharp minor, No.14a
BWV 860 — Prelude and Fugue in G major, No.15
BWV 860a — Prelude and Fughetta in G major, No.15a
BWV 861 — Prelude and Fugue in G minor, No.16
BWV 861a — Prelude and Fughetta in G minor, No.16a
BWV 862 — Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, No.17
BWV 862a — Prelude and Fughetta in A-flat major, No.17a
BWV 863 — Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, No.18
BWV 863a — Prelude and Fughetta in G-sharp minor, No.18a
BWV 864 — Prelude and Fugue in A major, No.19
BWV 864a — Prelude and Fughetta in A major, No.19a
BWV 865 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor, No.20
BWV 865a — Prelude and Fughetta in A minor, No.20a
BWV 866 — Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, No.21
BWV 866a — Prelude and Fughetta in B-flat major, No.21a
BWV 867 — Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, No.22
BWV 867a — Prelude and Fughetta in B-flat minor, No.22a
BWV 868 — Prelude and Fugue in B major, No.23
BWV 868a — Prelude and Fughetta in B major, No.23a
BWV 869 — Prelude and Fugue in B minor, No.24
BWV 869a — Prelude and Fughetta in B minor, No.24a

The Well-Tempered Clavier II, BWV 870-893

BWV 870 — Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1
BWV 870a — Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1a
BWV 870b — Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.1b
BWV 871 — Prelude and Fugue in C minor, No.2
BWV 872 — Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, No.3
BWV 872a — Prelude and Fugue in C major, No.3a
BWV 873 — Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, No.4
BWV 874 — Prelude and Fugue in D major, No.5
BWV 875 — Prelude and Fugue in D minor, No.6
BWV 875a — Praeambulum in D minor, No.6a
BWV 876 — Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, No.7
BWV 877 — Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, No.8
BWV 878 — Prelude and Fugue in E major, No.9
BWV 879 — Prelude and Fugue in E minor, No.10
BWV 880 — Prelude and Fugue in F major, No.11
BWV 881 — Prelude and Fugue in F minor, No.12
BWV 882 — Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, No.13
BWV 883 — Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, No.14
BWV 884 — Prelude and Fugue in G major, No.15
BWV 885 — Prelude and Fugue in G minor, No.16
BWV 886 — Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, No.17
BWV 887 — Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, No.18
BWV 888 — Prelude and Fugue in A major, No.19
BWV 889 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor, No.20
BWV 890 — Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, No.21
BWV 891 — Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, No.22
BWV 892 — Prelude and Fugue in B major, No.23
BWV 893 — Prelude and Fugue in B minor, No.24

Miscellaneous Preludes and Fugues, BWV 894-909

BWV 894 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor
BWV 895 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor
BWV 896 — Prelude and Fugue in A major
BWV 897 — Prelude and Fugue in A minor (Prelude by Dretzel, Fugue of uncertain authorship)
BWV 898 — Prelude and Fugue on 'B-A-C-H' (doubtful)
BWV 899 — Prelude and Fughetta in D minor (doubtful)
BWV 900 — Prelude and Fughetta in E minor
BWV 901 — Prelude and Fughetta in F major
BWV 902 — Prelude and Fughetta in G major
BWV 902a — Prelude in G major
BWV 903 — Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue
BWV 903a — Fantasia in D minor
BWV 904 — Fantasia and Fugue in A minor
BWV 905 — Fantasia and Fugue in D minor
BWV 906 — Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
BWV 907 — Fantasia and Fughetta in B-flat major (by Gottfried Kirchoff)
BWV 908 — Fantasia and Fughetta in D major (by Kirchoff)
BWV 909 — Concerto and Fugue in C minor

7 Toccatas, BWV 910-916
BWV 910 — Toccata in F-sharp minor BWV 911 — Toccata in C minor BWV 912 — Toccata in D major BWV 912a — Toccata in D major BWV 913 — Toccata in D minor BWV 913a — Toccata in D minor BWV 914 — Toccata in E minor BWV 915 — Toccata in G minor BWV 916 — Toccata in G major

Fantasias, BWV 917-923

BWV 917 — Fantasia in G minor
BWV 918 — Fantasia in C minor
BWV 919 — Fantasia in C minor (by Johann Bernhard Bach)
BWV 920 — Fantasia in G minor (uncertain)
BWV 921 — Prelude in C minor (Fantasia)
BWV 922 — Prelude in A minor (Fantasia)
BWV 923 — Prelude in B minor (uncertain, possibly spurious)
BWV 923a — Prelude in A minor (uncertain, possibly spurious)

9 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 924–932

BWV 924 — Prelude in C major
BWV 924a — Prelude in C major (possibly by W.F. Bach)
BWV 925 — Prelude in D major (possibly by W.F. Bach)
BWV 926 — Prelude in D minor
BWV 927 — Prelude in F major
BWV 928 — Prelude in F major
BWV 929 — Prelude in G minor (Trio for a Minuet by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel)
BWV 930 — Prelude in G minor
BWV 931 — Prelude in A minor (possibly by W.F. Bach)
BWV 932 — Prelude in E minor (incomplete; possibly by W.F. Bach)

6 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 933–938
BWV 933 — Little Prelude in C major BWV 934 — Little Prelude in C minor BWV 935 — Little Prelude in D minor BWV 936 — Little Prelude in D major BWV 937 — Little Prelude in E major BWV 938 — Little Prelude in E minor

5 Little Preludes from W.F. Bach's Klavierbüchlein, BWV 939–943
BWV 939 — Prelude in C major BWV 940 — Prelude in D minor BWV 941 — Prelude in E minor BWV 942 — Prelude in A minor BWV 943 — Prelude in C major

Fugues and Fughettas, BWV 944–962

BWV 944 — Fantasia and Fugue in A minor
BWV 945 — Fugue in E minor (doubtful, possibly by Graupner)
BWV 946 — Fugue in C major
BWV 947 — Fugue in A minor
BWV 948 — Fugue in D minor
BWV 949 — Fugue in A major
BWV 950 — Fugue in A major
BWV 951 — Fugue in B minor
BWV 951a — Fugue in B minor
BWV 952 — Fugue in C major
BWV 953 — Fugue in C major
BWV 954 — Fugue in B-flat major
BWV 955 — Fugue in B-flat major
BWV 955a — Fugue in B-flat major
BWV 956 — Fugue in E minor
BWV 957 — Fugue in G major
BWV 958 — Fugue in A minor
BWV 959 — Fugue in A minor
BWV 960 — Fugue in E minor (incomplete and doubtful)
BWV 961 — Fughetta in C minor
BWV 962 — Fughetta in E minor (spurious, composed by Albrechtsberger)

Sonatas and Sonata Movements, BWV 963–970

BWV 963 — Sonata in D major
BWV 964 — Sonata in D minor (arrangement of BWV 1003)
BWV 965 — Sonata in A minor (after Reincken)
BWV 966 — Sonata in C major (after Reincken)
BWV 967 — Sonata in A minor
BWV 968 — Adagio in G major (arranged from 1st movement of BWV 1005)
BWV 969 — Andante in G minor (doubtful)
BWV 970 — Presto in D minor (spurious, composed by W.F. Bach)

Italian Concerto, BWV 971

Keyboard arrangements of concerti by other composers, BWV 972–987

BWV 972 — Concerto in D major (Revised Version, after Vivaldi RV 230)
BWV 972a — Concerto in D major (Early Version, after Vivaldi RV 230)
BWV 973 — Concerto in G major (after Vivaldi RV 299)
BWV 974 — Concerto in D minor (after A.Marcello S.Z799)
BWV 975 — Concerto in G minor (after Vivaldi RV 316, believed lost)
BWV 976 — Concerto in C major (after Vivaldi RV 265)
BWV 977 — Concerto in C major (source unidentified, possibly B.Marcello)
BWV 978 — Concerto in F major (after Vivaldi RV 310)
BWV 979 — Concerto in B minor (after Vivaldi RV 813 [previously Anh. 10])
BWV 980 — Concerto in G major (after Vivaldi RV 381)
BWV 981 — Concerto in C minor (after B.Marcello S.C788)
BWV 982 — Concerto in B-flat major (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)
BWV 983 — Concerto in G minor (source unidentified)
BWV 984 — Concerto in C major (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)
(see also BWV 595)
BWV 985 — Concerto in G minor (after Telemann TWV 51:g1)
BWV 986 — Concerto in G major (after a concerto attributed to Telemann)
BWV 987 — Concerto in D minor (after a concerto by Prince Johann Ernst)

Variations and miscellaneous pieces, BWV 592a, 988–1000, 1006a

BWV 592a — Harpsichord Concerto in G major (arr. of the Organ Concerto in G major)
BWV 988 — Goldberg Variations (published as Clavier-Übung IV)
BWV 989 — Aria variata alla maniera italiana
BWV 990 — Sarabande con partite (loosely based on Lully - doubtful)
BWV 991 — Air with Variations (incomplete)
BWV 992 — Capriccio (on the departure of a beloved brother) in B-flat major
BWV 993 — Capriccio in E major
BWV 994 — Applicatio in C major
BWV 995 — Suite in G minor (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 996 — Suite in E minor (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 997 — Suite in C minor (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 998 — Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 999 — Prelude in C minor (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 1000 — Fugue in G minor (for lute-harpsichord)
BWV 1006a — Suite in E major (for lute-harpsichord)

Late contrapuntal works, BWV 1079 & 1080
BWV 1079 — Musikalisches Opfer (some pieces intended for fortepiano) BWV 1080 — Die Kunst der Fuge (some pieces indicated as being for 2-manual harpsichord)

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

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