Whilst JS Bach could have used the Db major key for the pair, which would result in having to deal with 5b instead of 7#, the score requires us to think one semitone higher than C major. Through her generosity, they are provided here at earsense where they play an … The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, published in two books (1722 and 1742). In each of the two parts of the Wohltemperirte Clavier, he brought together the musical couple prelude and fugue 24 times; twelve in minor keys and twelve in major. In J.S. The Well-tempered Clavier Book 1 presents an incredible variety of beautiful and partly highly sophisticated keyboard pieces, each of which it makes sense to devote time to. Of course, as… He composed it in Coethen in 1722, sometimes using in the preludes materials of earlier works he composed for his elder son Wilhelm Friedman. Well-Tempered Clavier: analysis, scores, and digital sound: Interactive analyses of Bach fugues with complete scores synchronized with digital sound and hyperlinked commentary. The Well Tempered Clavier (Wohltemperierte Klavier, henceforth WTC) is the name Bach gave to a collection of 24 couples of preludes and fugues in major and minor on all the 12 tones of the octave. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of … Bach – Well-Tempered Clavier Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, BWV 846-893 Composing 48 keyboard pieces in all 24 keys was the sort of challenge Bach enjoyed. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largest-scale and most-influential undertaking for … BAIN MUSC 729 Contrapuntal Techniques: J.S. J. S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, volume 1 Reference analysis Computed analysis 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 Reference analysis III:PAC VII:PAC IV:PAC vi:DC I:PAC S S S-inc S S S-inc S S-inc S S S S-inc S S S S S S S S S S Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier: In-depth Analysis and Interpretation, Siglind Bruhn has crafted 48 jewels of her own, 48 elegant and eloquent visualizations of Bach's precious fugues. Tim Smith & and David Korevaar: Cracking the "Bach" Code - Breakthrough WTC Recording: Bach's Wohltemperirtes clavier (48 preludes & fugues) Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. It is also noteable for the smoothness of its voice leading and the tension built throughout its lengthy coda, which accounts for nearly half the entire prelude. __The famous prelude opening Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier is both wonderfully classical in its harmonic richness and wonderfully modern in its repetitive simplicity. An analysis of J.S Bach's Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV 875, from the Well Tempered Clavier Book 2. Analysis of J.S. Richard Atkinson analyzes the amazing counterpoint of the D major fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, by J. S. Bach. Well Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude C# major The Book I Prelude C# major is a very cheerful piece, which is full of energy and positive vibes.