Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue 4
in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849
from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1
Year: 1722
Period: Baroque
Piano score: PS Urtext 
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Help with competition repertoire by ned174849
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Is this a subject entry or not? - Bach Fugue in c#m BWV 849 by lelle
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Prelude & Fugue BWV 849 No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, a composition by the baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was born in 1685 and died in 1750. The piano score of this piece was first published in 1722 and is part of Bach's WTC 1.