Preludes, Fantasias, Toccatas & Fugues BWV 531-540

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Preludes, Fantasias, Toccatas & Fugues BWV 531-540

German Title	Präludium und Fuge; Fantasie und Fuge; Toccata und Fuge
English Title	Prelude & Fugue; Fantasia & Fugue; Toccata & Fugue
French Title	Prelude et fugue; Fantaisie et fugue; Toccata et fugue
Spanish Title	Preludio y fugal; Fantasía y fuga; Tocata y fuga
Works	Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 531 Prelude & Fugue in D major ("Little"), BWV 532 Fugue in D major, BWV 532/2a [alternative version of the fugue of BWV 532] Prelude & Fugue in E minor ("Cathedral"), BWV 533 Prelude in E minor, BWV 533a Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 535 Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 535a [alternative version of BWV 535] Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 535b (fragment) Prelude & Fugue in A major, BWV 536 Prelude in A major, BWV 536a [alternative version of BWV 536, possibly based on the original manuscript] Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Toccata & Fugue in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 Prelude & Fugue in D minor ("Fiddle"), BWV 539 Prelude in D minor, BWV 539a [BWV 1000 for the lute arrangement; Mvt. 2 of BWV 1001 for the violin arrangement)] Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV 540
Scoring	Organ
Scoring	Score
References	Composed	BGA	NBA	BC	First Published
BWV 531	Before 1705 ?	XV:81	IV/5: 3	J9, J13, 54	Leipzig, 1846
BWV 532	Before 1710 ?	XV:88	IV/5: 58	70	Leipzig, 1833
BWV 532/2a		-	IV/6: 95	See above
BWV 533	Before 1705 ?	XV:100	IV/5: 90	J18, 72	Mannheim, 1831-1832
BWV 533a		-	IV/6: 106	See above
BWV 534	1710 ?	XV:104	IV/5: 130	J20	Leipzig, 1846
BWV 535	1705-1717 ?	XV:112	IV/5: 157	J23	Leipzig, 1832
BWV 535a		-	IV/6: 109	-
BWV 535b
BWV 536	1708-1717 ?	XV:120	IV/5: 180	J24	Leipzig, 1844
BWV 536a		-	IV/6: 114	-
BWV 537	After 1723 ?	XV:129	IV/5: 47	J40	Erfurt, c1841-1847
BWV 538	1712-1717 ?	XV:136	IV/5: 76	J38	Leipzig, 1832-1834
BWV 539	After 1720 ?	XV:148	IV/5: 70	J15, 71	Leipzig, 1833
BWV 540	After 1712 ?	XV:154	IV/5: 112	J39, 55, 73	Leipzig, 1832-1834
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	February 2009

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Title	Description	Author/Webmaster
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 531	Composition Description	Blair Johnston / AMG
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in D major ("Little"), BWV 532	Composition Description	John Palmer / AMG
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E minor ("Cathedral"), BWV 533	Composition Description	Robert Cummings / AMG
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in F minor, BWV 534	Composition Description	Blair Johnston / AMG
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in G minor, BWV 535	Composition Description	Blair Johnston / AMG
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in A major, BWV 536	Composition Description	Shawn Mire / AMG
Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in C minor, BWV 537	Composition Description	Blair Johnston / AMG
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538	Composition Description	John Palmer / AMG
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538	Short Article	Wikipedia
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in D minor ("Fiddle;" doubtful), BWV 539	Composition Description	Robert Cummings / AMG
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in F major, BWV 540	Composition Description	John Palmer / AMG
Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540	Short Article	Wikipedia
J.S. Bach�s Toccata in F Major (S. 540) is an image of the kundalini!	Bach, Chakras, Tarot - an essay concerning discoveries about the work related subjects	E. Alan Meece
Preludes and Fugues for Organ, Nos.1-6, BWV 531-536	Various Scores	IMSLP
Preludes and Fugues for Organ, Nos.7-12, BWV 537-542	Various Scores	IMSLP
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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2007 - July 2009) Thanks to contributors: Thomas Braatz (October 2007)
Preludes, Fantasias, Toccatas & Fugues BWV 531-540: Details General Discussions: Part 1

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