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.
The modern German spelling for the collection is Das
wohltemperierte Klavier (WTK). Bach gave the title Das
Wohltemperi...(+)
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.
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).
Modern editions usually refer to both parts as The
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (WTC I) and The
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (WTC II), respectively.
The collection is generally regarded as being among the
most influential works in the history of Western
classical music.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well-Tempered_Clavie
r).
Although originally composed for Harpsichord, I created
this arrangement of Prelude #14 in F# Minorfor String
Trio (Violin, Viola & Cello).
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