Preludium XXII from Well tempered clavier - volume 1
Original Title
reludium Nr.22 in B Moll BWV867
Composer
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Year
1722
Editor
Arranger
Shaw, Lowell E.
Year Arranged
2003
Original Instrumentation
Keyboard
Type of Arrangement
2
Availability
1
Publisher
Hornists Nest
Year Published
2003
Catalogue Number
HN 89
Sheet Music Format
A4, Score (2) & parts (6x1=6)
Horns
6
Additional Equipment
Others
Other Instruments
Difficulty
Easy
Duration
2
Structure / Movements
One movement.
Lento
Clefs
Treble, bass
Meters
C
Key signatures
2b
Range
Horn 1: bb - a2
Horn 2: f# - eb2
Horn 3: c#1 - eb2
Horn 4: G - g1
Horn 5: a - eb2
Horn 6: d - a1
Creator's Comments
Performance Notes
The Prelude in B flat minor BWV867 is in a moderately fast eight (92), which makes it difficult to keep it moving forward, and challenging to present as a stand-alone work (as the fugue is not included in this publication). As he did on occasion before, Shaw distributes the parts slightly differently from any other six horn arrangement, with the bass in horn 4 (the centre of the ensemble), the other low parts in horns 2 and 6, and the high parts in 1, 3 and 5. The range is on the limited side though, and except for the sixth leap from c2 to a2 there is little technically challenging, which makes this arrangement ideal for an ambitious beginning ensemble.