The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Well-Tempered_Clavier,_Book_I
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gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:BWV_number gptkb:BWV_846–869
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:dedicatedTo musical youth and those desirous of learning
gptkbp:firstFugue gptkb:Fugue_in_C_major,_BWV_846
gptkbp:firstPrelude gptkb:Prelude_in_C_major,_BWV_846
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier,_Book_II
gptkbp:genre gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrates equal temperament tuning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Western_classical_music
gptkbp:keyScheme all 24 major and minor keys
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:manuscriptLocation gptkb:Staatsbibliothek_zu_Berlin
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Sviatoslav_Richter
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkbp:numberOfPreludesAndFugues 24
gptkbp:originalInstrumentation harpsichord
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:The_Well-Tempered_Clavier
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:structure prelude and fugue pairs
gptkbp:title gptkb:Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier,_Teil_I
gptkbp:yearComposed 1722
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BWV_846–869
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6