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The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is a collection of two series of Preludes and Fugues in all major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the German of Bach's time Clavier (keyboard) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord – but not excluding an organ either. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is now most often performed on piano or harpsichord.
The modern German spelling for the collection is Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (WTK). Bach gave the title Das Wohltemperirte Clavier to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed "for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study". Some 20 years later Bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became known as The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part Two (in German: Zweyter Theil, modern spelling: Zweiter Teil).
There are over 1000 known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. Nearly all of them are listed in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), which is the best known and most widely used catalogue of Bach's compositions.
The earliest lists of Bach's compositions are given by his biographers, starting from his obituary which gives a list of instrumental works printed during the composer's lifetime (from Clavier-Übung I to The Art of Fugue), followed by a list which groups other types of compositions he wrote. The first separately published biography of the composer, by Johann Nikolaus Forkel, follows the same setup: its ninth chapter first lists printed works (adding four-part chorales that were published in the second half of the 18th century), followed by a rough overview of the unpublished ones. In the first half of the 19th century more works were published, so the next biographies (Schauer and Hilgenfeldt in 1850) had more elaborate appendices listing printed works, referring to these works by publisher, and the number or page number given to the works in these publications. So, for example, the Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major can be indicated as "C. F. Peters Vol. III No. 1", or any of the variants ("Griepenkerl and Roitzsch Vol. 3 p. 2", "Peters Book 242 p. 2", "P. S. V., Cah. 3 (242), No. 1", etc.)
A prelude is a musical form.
Prelude may also refer to:
'Prelude' is a very common term as a title of a musical piece, both classical and popular. Some specific preludes are:
In music, a fugue (/fjuːɡ/ FEWG) is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and recurs frequently in the course of the composition.
The English term fugue originated in the 16th century and is derived from the French word fugue or the Italian fuga. This in turn comes from Latin, also fuga, which is itself related to both fugere ("to flee") and fugare ("to chase"). The adjectival form is fugal. Variants include fughetta (literally, "a small fugue") and fugato (a passage in fugal style within another work that is not a fugue).
A fugue usually has three sections: an exposition, a development, and a final entry that contains the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key. Some fugues have a recapitulation. In the Middle Ages, the term was widely used to denote any works in canonic style; by the Renaissance, it had come to denote specifically imitative works. Since the 17th century, the term fugue has described what is commonly regarded as the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint.
Major is a military rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces. When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicators, the rank is just senior to that of an army captain and right below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks.
Majors are typically assigned as specialized executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers. In some militaries, notably France and Ireland, the rank of major is referred to as commandant, while in others it is known as captain-major. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures, such as the New York State Police, New Jersey State Police and several others. As a police rank, Major roughly corresponds to the UK rank of Superintendent.
When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including general-major or major general, denoting a mid-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior NCO of a military unit. The term Major can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe-major or drum-major.
Bach Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 Maurizio Pollini
Performer & Album Info - 1:52:15 BWV 846a - 1:08 - C Major - Prelude BWV 846b - 3:19 - C Major - Fugue BWV 847a - 5:19 - C Minor - Prelude BWV 847b - 7:05 - C Minor - Fugue BWV 848a - 8:51 - C# Major - Prelude BWV 848b - 10:17 - C# Major - Fugue BWV 849a - 12:58 - C# Minor - Prelude BWV 849b - 15:24 - C# Minor - Fugue BWV 850a - 19:17 - D Major - Prelude BWV 850b - 20:47 - D Major - Fugue BWV 851a - 22:30 - D Minor - Prelude BWV 851b - 24:12 - D Minor - Fugue BWV 852a - 26:12 - Eb Major - Prelude BWV 852b - 30:19 - Eb Major - Fugue BWV 853a - 32:18 - Eb Minor - Prelude BWV 853b - 34:50 - D# Minor - Fugue BWV 854a - 40:21 - E Major - Prelude BWV 854b - 41:47 - E Major - Fugue BWV 855a - 43:16 - E Minor - Prelude BWV 855b - 46:07 - E Minor - Fugue BWV 856a - 47:25 - F Major - Prelude BWV 856...
Download the entire Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: http://music.kimiko-piano.com/album/bach-well-tempered-clavier-book-1 Find out when Kimiko records new stuff: http://eepurl.com/-9uzf ☛ "she is a beautiful and technically accomplished player", "the light hand in interpretation makes this performance preferable to Hewitt (the later recording on Hyperion) or Schiff (ECM, Jan/Feb 2013)" - American Record Guide, July-August 2015 ☛ "Ishizaka plays the 24 preludes and fugues with impeccable taste and technique, finding many levels of musical meaning even as she brings utmost clarity to the multiplicity of textures.", "She scales her Bach to the rhythmic, structural and sonic needs of the music, without touching the sustaining pedal." - Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine ☛ "A gifted and ob...
The First Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed by Kimiko Ishizaka, Pianist. This draft (#4) corrects some synchronization errors and is more heavily compressed before uploading to YouTube (10Mbps rate single pass rather than 20Mbps multi-pass). It also adds some titles at the beginning and end of the video.
Johann Sebastian Bach The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major BWV846 Sviatoslav Richter: piano
Tracklist Below: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1thybEJYEIdQs7qhhufr Physical Sale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/j/js-bach-das-wohltemperierte-klavier/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/j.s.-bach-das-wohltemperierte/id1147675406 Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artist: Daniele Boccaccio organ 00:00:00 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:01:42 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:04:10 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:05:43 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:07:49 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:09:17 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:12:19 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:15:19 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:19:24 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:20:47 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:22:47 Prelude No. 6 in...
All copyrights belong to their respective owners. no copyright infringement intended The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-903 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Harpsichord: Kenneth Gilbert 0:00 1.Prelude and Fugue BWV 846 4:12 2.Prelude and Fugue BWV 847 7:42 3.Prelude and Fugue BWV 848 11:49 4.Prelude and Fugue BWV 849 18:09 5.Prelude and Fugue BWV 850 21:23 6.Prelude and Fugue BWV 851 25:07 7.Prelude and Fugue BWV 852 31:11 8.Prelude and Fugue BWV 853 39:14 9.Prelude and Fugue BWV 854 42:09 10.Prelude and Fugue BWV 855 46:19 11.Prelude and Fugue BWV 856 49:00 12.Prelude and Fugue BWV 857 55:34 13.Prelude and Fugue BWV 858 59:17 14.Prelude and Fugue BWV 859 1:03:29 15.Prelude and Fugue BWV 860 1:07:37 16.Prelude and Fugue BWV 861 1:11:31 17.Prelude and Fugue BWV 862 1:15:33 18.Prelude an...
Bach Preludes and Fugues 1-12 (WTC Bk.1) in overhead keyboard view with score. P1: 00:04 F1: 02:10 P2: 04:22 F2: 06:00 P3: 07:39 F3: 08:52 P4: 11:07 F4: 14:52 P5: 19:59 F5: 21:03 P6: 22:50 F6: 24:11 P7: 26:28 F7: 30:24 P8: 32:00 F8: 36:04 P9: 41:38 F9: 43:20 P10: 44:25 F10: 47:07 P11: 48:07 F11: 49:12 P12: 50:36 F12: 53:46 In these 12 Prelude and Fugue recordings I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière. My Patreon link for those that like to support online content creation from as a little as 1$ a month - thank you! http://www.patreon.com/paulbarton The sheet music featured in this video is in the public domain and differs occasionally from my Tovey & Samuel edition, which I used in ...
Das Wohltemperierten Klavier-Estratti-Extraits (HD video)
Bach Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 Maurizio Pollini
Performer & Album Info - 1:52:15 BWV 846a - 1:08 - C Major - Prelude BWV 846b - 3:19 - C Major - Fugue BWV 847a - 5:19 - C Minor - Prelude BWV 847b - 7:05 - C Minor - Fugue BWV 848a - 8:51 - C# Major - Prelude BWV 848b - 10:17 - C# Major - Fugue BWV 849a - 12:58 - C# Minor - Prelude BWV 849b - 15:24 - C# Minor - Fugue BWV 850a - 19:17 - D Major - Prelude BWV 850b - 20:47 - D Major - Fugue BWV 851a - 22:30 - D Minor - Prelude BWV 851b - 24:12 - D Minor - Fugue BWV 852a - 26:12 - Eb Major - Prelude BWV 852b - 30:19 - Eb Major - Fugue BWV 853a - 32:18 - Eb Minor - Prelude BWV 853b - 34:50 - D# Minor - Fugue BWV 854a - 40:21 - E Major - Prelude BWV 854b - 41:47 - E Major - Fugue BWV 855a - 43:16 - E Minor - Prelude BWV 855b - 46:07 - E Minor - Fugue BWV 856a - 47:25 - F Major - Prelude BWV 856...
Download the entire Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: http://music.kimiko-piano.com/album/bach-well-tempered-clavier-book-1 Find out when Kimiko records new stuff: http://eepurl.com/-9uzf ☛ "she is a beautiful and technically accomplished player", "the light hand in interpretation makes this performance preferable to Hewitt (the later recording on Hyperion) or Schiff (ECM, Jan/Feb 2013)" - American Record Guide, July-August 2015 ☛ "Ishizaka plays the 24 preludes and fugues with impeccable taste and technique, finding many levels of musical meaning even as she brings utmost clarity to the multiplicity of textures.", "She scales her Bach to the rhythmic, structural and sonic needs of the music, without touching the sustaining pedal." - Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine ☛ "A gifted and ob...
The First Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed by Kimiko Ishizaka, Pianist. This draft (#4) corrects some synchronization errors and is more heavily compressed before uploading to YouTube (10Mbps rate single pass rather than 20Mbps multi-pass). It also adds some titles at the beginning and end of the video.
Johann Sebastian Bach The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major BWV846 Sviatoslav Richter: piano
Tracklist Below: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1thybEJYEIdQs7qhhufr Physical Sale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/j/js-bach-das-wohltemperierte-klavier/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/j.s.-bach-das-wohltemperierte/id1147675406 Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artist: Daniele Boccaccio organ 00:00:00 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:01:42 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:04:10 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:05:43 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:07:49 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:09:17 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:12:19 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:15:19 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:19:24 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:20:47 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:22:47 Prelude No. 6 in...
All copyrights belong to their respective owners. no copyright infringement intended The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-903 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Harpsichord: Kenneth Gilbert 0:00 1.Prelude and Fugue BWV 846 4:12 2.Prelude and Fugue BWV 847 7:42 3.Prelude and Fugue BWV 848 11:49 4.Prelude and Fugue BWV 849 18:09 5.Prelude and Fugue BWV 850 21:23 6.Prelude and Fugue BWV 851 25:07 7.Prelude and Fugue BWV 852 31:11 8.Prelude and Fugue BWV 853 39:14 9.Prelude and Fugue BWV 854 42:09 10.Prelude and Fugue BWV 855 46:19 11.Prelude and Fugue BWV 856 49:00 12.Prelude and Fugue BWV 857 55:34 13.Prelude and Fugue BWV 858 59:17 14.Prelude and Fugue BWV 859 1:03:29 15.Prelude and Fugue BWV 860 1:07:37 16.Prelude and Fugue BWV 861 1:11:31 17.Prelude and Fugue BWV 862 1:15:33 18.Prelude an...
Bach Preludes and Fugues 1-12 (WTC Bk.1) in overhead keyboard view with score. P1: 00:04 F1: 02:10 P2: 04:22 F2: 06:00 P3: 07:39 F3: 08:52 P4: 11:07 F4: 14:52 P5: 19:59 F5: 21:03 P6: 22:50 F6: 24:11 P7: 26:28 F7: 30:24 P8: 32:00 F8: 36:04 P9: 41:38 F9: 43:20 P10: 44:25 F10: 47:07 P11: 48:07 F11: 49:12 P12: 50:36 F12: 53:46 In these 12 Prelude and Fugue recordings I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière. My Patreon link for those that like to support online content creation from as a little as 1$ a month - thank you! http://www.patreon.com/paulbarton The sheet music featured in this video is in the public domain and differs occasionally from my Tovey & Samuel edition, which I used in ...
Das Wohltemperierten Klavier-Estratti-Extraits (HD video)
Bach Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 Maurizio Pollini
Performer & Album Info - 1:52:15 BWV 846a - 1:08 - C Major - Prelude BWV 846b - 3:19 - C Major - Fugue BWV 847a - 5:19 - C Minor - Prelude BWV 847b - 7:05 - C Minor - Fugue BWV 848a - 8:51 - C# Major - Prelude BWV 848b - 10:17 - C# Major - Fugue BWV 849a - 12:58 - C# Minor - Prelude BWV 849b - 15:24 - C# Minor - Fugue BWV 850a - 19:17 - D Major - Prelude BWV 850b - 20:47 - D Major - Fugue BWV 851a - 22:30 - D Minor - Prelude BWV 851b - 24:12 - D Minor - Fugue BWV 852a - 26:12 - Eb Major - Prelude BWV 852b - 30:19 - Eb Major - Fugue BWV 853a - 32:18 - Eb Minor - Prelude BWV 853b - 34:50 - D# Minor - Fugue BWV 854a - 40:21 - E Major - Prelude BWV 854b - 41:47 - E Major - Fugue BWV 855a - 43:16 - E Minor - Prelude BWV 855b - 46:07 - E Minor - Fugue BWV 856a - 47:25 - F Major - Prelude BWV 856...
Download the entire Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: http://music.kimiko-piano.com/album/bach-well-tempered-clavier-book-1 Find out when Kimiko records new stuff: http://eepurl.com/-9uzf ☛ "she is a beautiful and technically accomplished player", "the light hand in interpretation makes this performance preferable to Hewitt (the later recording on Hyperion) or Schiff (ECM, Jan/Feb 2013)" - American Record Guide, July-August 2015 ☛ "Ishizaka plays the 24 preludes and fugues with impeccable taste and technique, finding many levels of musical meaning even as she brings utmost clarity to the multiplicity of textures.", "She scales her Bach to the rhythmic, structural and sonic needs of the music, without touching the sustaining pedal." - Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine ☛ "A gifted and ob...
The First Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed by Kimiko Ishizaka, Pianist. This draft (#4) corrects some synchronization errors and is more heavily compressed before uploading to YouTube (10Mbps rate single pass rather than 20Mbps multi-pass). It also adds some titles at the beginning and end of the video.
All copyrights belong to their respective owners. no copyright infringement intended The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-903 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Harpsichord: Kenneth Gilbert 0:00 1.Prelude and Fugue BWV 846 4:12 2.Prelude and Fugue BWV 847 7:42 3.Prelude and Fugue BWV 848 11:49 4.Prelude and Fugue BWV 849 18:09 5.Prelude and Fugue BWV 850 21:23 6.Prelude and Fugue BWV 851 25:07 7.Prelude and Fugue BWV 852 31:11 8.Prelude and Fugue BWV 853 39:14 9.Prelude and Fugue BWV 854 42:09 10.Prelude and Fugue BWV 855 46:19 11.Prelude and Fugue BWV 856 49:00 12.Prelude and Fugue BWV 857 55:34 13.Prelude and Fugue BWV 858 59:17 14.Prelude and Fugue BWV 859 1:03:29 15.Prelude and Fugue BWV 860 1:07:37 16.Prelude and Fugue BWV 861 1:11:31 17.Prelude and Fugue BWV 862 1:15:33 18.Prelude an...
Tracklist Below: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1thybEJYEIdQs7qhhufr Physical Sale: http://brilliantclassics.com/articles/j/js-bach-das-wohltemperierte-klavier/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/j.s.-bach-das-wohltemperierte/id1147675406 Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artist: Daniele Boccaccio organ 00:00:00 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:01:42 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 00:04:10 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:05:43 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 00:07:49 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:09:17 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 00:12:19 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:15:19 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 00:19:24 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:20:47 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 00:22:47 Prelude No. 6 in...
Bach Preludes and Fugues 1-12 (WTC Bk.1) in overhead keyboard view with score. P1: 00:04 F1: 02:10 P2: 04:22 F2: 06:00 P3: 07:39 F3: 08:52 P4: 11:07 F4: 14:52 P5: 19:59 F5: 21:03 P6: 22:50 F6: 24:11 P7: 26:28 F7: 30:24 P8: 32:00 F8: 36:04 P9: 41:38 F9: 43:20 P10: 44:25 F10: 47:07 P11: 48:07 F11: 49:12 P12: 50:36 F12: 53:46 In these 12 Prelude and Fugue recordings I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière. My Patreon link for those that like to support online content creation from as a little as 1$ a month - thank you! http://www.patreon.com/paulbarton The sheet music featured in this video is in the public domain and differs occasionally from my Tovey & Samuel edition, which I used in ...
Performed by Samuil Feinberg 0:00 Prelude No.1 in C major 2:30 Fugue No. 1 in C major 4:42 Prelude No. 2 in C minor 6:08 Fugue No. 2 in C minor 7:38 Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major 9:05 Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major 11:07 Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor 13:55 Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor 18:52 Prelude No. 5 in D major 20:04 Fugue No. 5 in D major 21:57 Prelude No. 6 in D minor 23:22 Fugue No. 6 in D minor 25:38 Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major 28:43 Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major 30:17 Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor 34:35 Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor 39:25 Prelude No. 9 in E major 40:38 Fugue No. 9 in E major 41:41 Prelude No. 10 in E minor 44:11 Fugue No. 10 in E minor 45:21 Prelude No. 11 in F major 46:21 Fugue No. 11 in F major 47:29 Prelude No. 12 in F minor 49:20 Fugue No. 12 in F minor 54:39 ...
Now, something keeps crawling,
scratching round my backdoor.
Something keeps crawling,
scratching round my backdoor.
It keeps on crawling
and it just wont let me in.
I look out of my window,
through the clouds I see the moon.
I look out of my window,
through the clouds I see the moon.
I see dark shadows moving,
I hear footsteps in my room.
All through the night,
what keeps on calling me.
All through the night,
what keeps on calling me.
I hear whispers in the dark,
something is moving through the trees.
Finally, daylight is breaking,
and the rooster begins to crow.
But I see the heads all turning,
slowly turning on my back, oh
It must be time to go.