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- Why is The Well Tempered Clavier important?
- Is The Well Tempered Clavier difficult?
- What does tempered mean in Well Tempered Clavier?
- What is the easiest Bach prelude and fugue?
Why is The Well Tempered Clavier important?
As the title indicates, Bach wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier in Köthen in 1722 and his didactic goal was completely clear − to introduce players to all 24 major and minor keys. ... Bach was the first to realize in practice a type of tempered tuning that remains the foundation of musical thought right to the present-day.
Is The Well Tempered Clavier difficult?
Some of the preludes alone are not as difficult to learn as the combination of both prelude and fugue together. This is down to the fact that the fugues are written in a complex polyphonic way that is always a major challenge to play well.
What does tempered mean in Well Tempered Clavier?
The word “temperament” is used to describe how we tune or create scales, the building blocks of western music. ... This brings us to Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier; that title simply means that a single keyboard is tuned in such a way that the performer can play in all 24 keys (12 major and 12 minor).
What is the easiest Bach prelude and fugue?
Re: Easiest of Bach's Preludes and Fugues? According to the syllabus put out by RCM, which has now partnered with Carnegie Hall to create "The Achievement Program," the easiest is WTC I C minor, listed as a grade 9 piece.
