The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199

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The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199 is a 20th-century composition by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco for two guitars, inspired by Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and exploring all major and minor keys.

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instanceOf guitar composition
musical composition
basedOnConceptOf well temperament
centuryOfComposition 20th century
composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
composerStylePeriod neoclassical
countryOfOrigin Italy
dedicatedTo guitar duo
explores all major keys
all minor keys
genre classical music
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 199
hasComposer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
hasComposerNationality Italian
hasInfluence Baroque keyboard literature
hasKeyScheme complete set of major and minor keys
hasTitle The Well-Tempered Guitars
influencedByWork The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893
inspiredBy The Well-Tempered Clavier
inspiredByComposer Johann Sebastian Bach
instrumentation two guitars
intendedForPerformanceContext concert performance
isPartOfComposerOutput guitar works by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
keyOrganization cycle through all major and minor keys
languageOfTitle English
musicalForm cycle of pieces
numberOfInstruments 2
opusNumber Op. 199
period 20th-century classical music
tonalSystem tonal
usesCounterpoint yes
writtenFor classical guitar duo

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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wroteWork The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco notableWork Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199
subject linked to: Castelnuovo-Tedesco
linked to: The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199
Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini), Op. 85 cataloguedIn Castelnuovo-Tedesco guitar works catalogue
linked to: The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199
The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199 hasTitle The Well-Tempered Guitars
linked to: The Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199