Das wohltemperierte Klavier

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier
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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:BWV_number 846–893
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dedicatedTo for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning
gptkbp:firstBookComposed 1722
gptkbp:firstBookManuscriptLocation gptkb:Staatsbibliothek_zu_Berlin
gptkbp:firstPublished 1801
gptkbp:genre gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:historicalTuning well temperament
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Das wohltemperierte Klavier
gptkbp:influenced influenced later composers
gptkbp:instrument harpsichord
clavichord
gptkbp:keyCoverage all major and minor keys
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:notableFugues gptkb:Fugue_in_C_minor,_BWV_847
gptkbp:notableÉtude gptkb:Prelude_in_C_major,_BWV_846
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 2
gptkbp:numberOfPreludesAndFuguesPerBook 24
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Inventions_and_Sinfonias
gptkb:The_Art_of_Fugue
gptkbp:secondBookComposed 1742
gptkbp:secondBookManuscriptLocation gptkb:Staatsbibliothek_zu_Berlin
gptkbp:significance milestone in Western classical music
gptkbp:structure each book contains 24 pairs of preludes and fugues
gptkbp:title gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
gptkbp:totalPreludesAndFugues 48
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:teacher
gptkb:performance
composition study
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
gptkb:Well-Tempered_Clavier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5