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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach:_The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
GPTKB entity
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
musical composition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier
gptkb:The_48
gptkbp:composedIn
gptkb:Leipzig
gptkb:Cöthen
gptkbp:composer
gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:consistsOf
gptkb:Book_I
gptkb:Book_II
gptkbp:dedicatedTo
musical youth
gptkbp:firstBookComposed
1722
gptkbp:form
gptkb:orchestra
prelude
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:keyboard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier
gptkbp:influenced
classical music
piano repertoire
gptkbp:instrumentation
gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:language
gptkb:music
gptkbp:notableRecording
gptkb:Sviatoslav_Richter
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkbp:numberOfPreludesAndFugues
48
gptkbp:publishedIn
1801 (Book I)
1802 (Book II)
gptkbp:secondBookComposed
1742
gptkbp:significance
cornerstone of Western classical music
demonstrates equal temperament tuning
gptkbp:structure
each book contains 24 preludes and fugues
one prelude and fugue in each major and minor key
gptkbp:usedFor
gptkb:teacher
gptkb:performance
composition study
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Sergey_Schepkin
gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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