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- What did JS Bach discover?
- What type of compositions did Bach write?
- When did Bach write the Well Tempered Clavier?
- Why did JS Bach wrote the Well Tempered Clavier?
What did JS Bach discover?
Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist, organist, and expert on organ building, Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Mass in B Minor, and ...
What type of compositions did Bach write?
With the notable exception of opera, Bach composed towering masterpieces in every major Baroque genre: sonatas, concertos, suites and cantatas, as well as innumerable keyboard, organ and choral works.
When did Bach write the Well Tempered Clavier?
In reading the program notes, I saw that Bach wrote Book I of the Well Tempered Clavier in 1722, that is, 250 years ago.…
Why did JS Bach wrote the Well Tempered Clavier?
In Bach's own words The Well-Tempered Clavier was composed “for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study.” These manuscripts were copied and circulated widely throughout Europe but the work was not officially published until 1801.
