Well-Tempered Clavier

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:book1BWV gptkb:BWV_846–869
gptkbp:book1CompositionYear 1722
gptkbp:book2BWV gptkb:BWV_870–893
gptkbp:book2CompositionYear 1742
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dedicatedTo musicians and music students
gptkbp:firstPublished 1801
gptkbp:form prelude and fugue
gptkbp:genre gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:hasArrangements gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:string_quartet
jazz interpretations
gptkbp:hasModernEditions gptkb:Bärenreiter
gptkb:Peters_Edition
gptkb:Henle_Verlag
Schirmer Edition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Well-Tempered Clavier
gptkbp:influenced classical music
piano repertoire
composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Shostakovich
gptkbp:influencedBy tuning systems of the 18th century
gptkbp:instrumentation harpsichord
clavichord
gptkbp:keyCoverage all 24 major and minor keys
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:manuscript autograph manuscript by Bach
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Edwin_Fischer
gptkb:Sviatoslav_Richter
gptkb:Tatiana_Nikolayeva
gptkb:Angela_Hewitt
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Glenn_Gould
gptkbp:notableFeature demonstrates contrapuntal writing
each prelude and fugue pair in a different key
explores expressive possibilities of keys
teaches keyboard technique
gptkbp:notablePlace concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 2
gptkbp:numberOfPreludesAndFuguesPerBook 24
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier
gptkbp:period Baroque
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate equal temperament tuning
gptkbp:referencedIn music theory literature
gptkbp:significance milestone in Western classical music
gptkbp:studiedIn music conservatories
gptkbp:totalPreludesAndFugues 48
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4