Das wohltemperierte Klavier II, BWV 870-893 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) (original) (raw)
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This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from Das wohltemperierte Klavier II. For most arrangements, see the separate pagesfor the individual preludes and fugues. For the first set of 24 preludes and fugues, see: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869. |
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Contents
- 1 Performances
- 2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
* 2.1.1 Complete
* 2.1.2 Alternate Versions - 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
* 2.2.1 Complete
* 2.2.1.1 For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Albrecht)
* 2.2.1.2 For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
* 2.2.1.3 For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)
* 2.2.1.4 For Piano 4 Hands (Dubois)
* 2.2.2 Selections
* 2.2.2.1 For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Hofmann)
* 2.2.2.2 For Violin and Viola (Hermann)
* 2.2.2.3 For Organ (Reger)
- 2.1 Scores
- 3 Free Recordings
- 4 General Information
- 5 Navigation etc.
Performances
Recordings
Complete
⇒ 23 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893
Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) Publisher Info. Peter Bradley-Fulgoni Copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del] Misc. Notes Dates and locations of recordings Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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For Various Keyboard Instruments (Fiedorowicz)
Performer Pages Natan Fiedorowicz (organ, harpsichord, piano, keyboard) Publisher Info. Natan Fiedorowicz, 2024. Copyright Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del] Misc. Notes minor additions (akin to figured bass realisation, instrumentation developments, etc.) Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Synthesized/MIDI
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For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)
⇒ 23 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893
Publisher Info. James L. Bailey Performers James L. Bailey Copyright Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del] Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Sheet Music
Scores
Complete
Copyist Peter August (1726–1787) Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-87). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden (D-Dl): Mus.2405-T-7,2 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor First edition? Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1801]. Plate 138. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Harvard University, Cambridge (US-CAe): Mus 627.1.400.5. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. | ![]() |
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: J. J. Riefenstahl, n.d. Plate J. J. R. 161. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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⇒ 5 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • Index of Book 2
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857) Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(1892). Plate 11016. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Orlando Morgan (1865–1956) Publisher. Info. London: Edwin Ashdown, 1925-26. Plate E.A. 35383-35394, 35526-35537. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Colour Covers file includes full colour version of frontispiece Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. | ![]() |
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Editor Pietro Montani (1895–1967) Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, 1952. Plate E. R. 2376. Copyright Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del] Misc. Notes Reprint 1974 Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Bruno Mugellini (1871–1912) Publisher. Info. Warsaw: PWM, n.d.(1964). Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Text in Polish, title page and contents in Russian. It is possible that this edition is a re-engraving of the Breitkopf issue from 1908 with the text translated into Polish. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Hans Bischoff (1852–1889) Publisher. Info. Muzyka, Moscow. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This is NOT the original Bischoff-edition: prefaces, footnotes and appendices are missing; the score seems to be newly engraved (system and page breaks are different from the original). Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Hermann Keller (1885–1967) Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1971. Plate E.P. 12075.URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del] Misc. Notes Preface dated 1960. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Carlo Vidusso (1911–1978), fingeringsTakashi Maeno Publisher. Info. Takashi Maeno, 1976. Copyright Creative Commons Zero 1.0 - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes Vidusso handwrote the original score with fingerings in 1976. Later, his last pupil, Takashi Maeno, compiled the score and converted it into a PDF using the notation software Finale. This score does not contain the fingering. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Editor Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943) Publisher. Info. Budapest: Könemann Music, 1993. Plate K 102. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm). Urtext edition. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. | ![]() |
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⇒ 5 more: Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version A, London Manuscript) (duplex) • Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol Manuscript) • Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol Manuscript)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.2 (pp.1-304)Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1995. Plate BA 5086.URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes #890120-890121: 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source as well as a digital table of contents built by the uploader. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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⇒ 28 more: 1. Præludium and Fuga in C major, BWV 870 • 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 871 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 873 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 875 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 876 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in D♯ minor, BWV 877 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 878 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 879 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 880 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 881 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 882 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 883 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 887 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 890 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 891 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 892 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 893 • 1b. Præludium and Fuga in C major, BWV 870b (Version A) • 1b. Præludium in C major, BWV 870b (variant of Version A, copy by W.F. Bach) • 4a. Præludium in C♯ minor, BWV 873 (Version A) • 17a. Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 886/2 (Version A)
Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1995. Plate BA 5192.URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Urtext edition without fingerings, based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Preface removed due to copyright. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. | ![]() |
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Alternate Versions
Early Versions and Variants (BWV 870b, 872a/1, 875a, 875/1, 884/1, 872/2, 871/2, 876/2, 875/2, 872a/2) (EU)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.2 (pp.307-13, 341-58)Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1995. Plate BA 5086.URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. This edition was published by Bärenreiter in Germany over 25 years ago and is in the public domain in its country of origin.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland). In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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⇒ 12 more: 1a. Præludium and Fughetta in C major, BWV 870a • 1a. Præludium and Fughetta in C major, BWV 870a / (with Ornaments and Fingerings by Vogler) • 1b. Præludium in C major, BWV 870b (Copy from London Manuscript) • 3a. Præludium in C major, BWV 872a/1 (Early Version of Prelude in C♯ major) • 6a. Præludium in D minor, BWV 875a • 7. Præludium in D minor, BWV 875/1 (Copy from London Manuscript) • 8. Præludium in G major, BWV 884/1 (Early Version) • 3a. Fughetta in C major, BWV 872a/2 (Early Version) • 3a. Fughetta in C major, BWV 872a/2 (Earlier Version) • 2. Fughetta in C minor, BWV 871/2 (Early Version) • 7. Fughetta in E♭ major, BWV 876/2 (Early Version) • 6. Fughetta in D minor, BWV 875/2 (Early Version)
Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011) Publisher. Info. Preludes and Fughettas composed with the Well-Tempered Clavier IIKassel: Bärenreiter, 1995. Plate BA 5200.URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here.In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material).You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired.More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Copyright Public Domain - See notes on copyright status for urtext editions [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes 600 dpi. All fingerings included are from historical sources. Urtext edition based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe. Preface removed due to copyright. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. | ![]() |
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Albrecht)
For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)
For Piano 4 Hands (Dubois)
Selections
For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Hofmann)
⇒ 7 more: 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 1 • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Violin 2 • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 2 • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Viola • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Viola • 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Cello • 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Cello
Arranger Richard Hofmann (1844–1918) Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel, n.d. Plate 7796-97. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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For Violin and Viola (Hermann)
For Organ (Reger)
⇒ 4 more: 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 872 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 874 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 884 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 885
Editor Max Reger (1873–1916) Publisher. Info. _Ausgewählte Klavierwerke, für die Orgel bearbeitet von Max Reger, Bd.1-3_Leipzig: Joseph Aibl, 1902. Plate 3026-30. Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Copyright Public Domain [tag/del/mrg] Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature. |
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Free Recordings
- Klassik-resampled (digital realization) on a Steinway D (1951)
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General Information
Work Title | Das wohltemperierte Klavier II |
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Alternative. Title | Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia ; Preludes and Fugues through All Tones and Semitones |
Name Translations | 平均律键盘曲集; 平均律鍵盤曲集; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier; Patar ya Tonon Clavier; Le Clavier bien tempéré; הפסנתר המושווה; 평균율 클라비어곡집; El clave bien temperado; Das wohltemperierte Klavier; Il clavicembalo ben temperato; 平均律クラヴィーア曲集; Το καλοσυγκερασμένο κλειδοκύμβαλο; 十二平均律鋼琴曲集; O Cravo Bem Temperado; Bontemperita klavarinstrumento; Temperovaný klavír; Хорошо темперированный клавир; Լավ տեմպերացված կլավիր; Dobro temperovani klavir; Добро темперовани клавир; The Well-Tempered Clavier; เดอะเวลล์-เทมเพิร์ดคลาเวียร์; El clavecí ben temprat; Добре темперований клавір; Dobře temperovaný klavír; Добре темперирано пиано; کلاویه خوشآهنگ; İyi Düzenlenmiş Klavye; كلافيير جيد المزاج; Dobro ugođeni klavir; Hästitempereeritud klaviir; Dobro uglašeni klavir |
Name Aliases | 十二平均律钢琴曲集; 平均律钢琴曲集; 十二平均律键盘曲集; Wohltemperiertes Klavier; DWK; Clavier Bien Tempéré; Le Clavier bien tempere; הפסנתר המשווה; 평균율 클라비어; Clave bien temperado; El clave bien templado; Clavicembalo ben temperato; Das Wohltemperierte Clavier; Das Wohltemperirte Clavier; 平均率クラヴィーア曲集; Das wohltemperierte Klavieren; Wohltemperierte Klavier; Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das wohltemperierte Clavier; Cravo Bem-Temperado; Cravo bem temperado; Wohltemperiertes Clavier; ХТК; Well-Tempered Clavier; El clavecí ben temperat; Claveci ben temperat; Clavecí ben temperat; Hyvin viritetty klaveeri; Das wohltemperirte Clavier; Das wohltemperirte Klavier; ДТК; Det veltempererte klavér; Добре темпериран клавир; Det veltempererte klaver; The Well-Tempered Klavier; BWV 846–893; BWV 846-893 |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 383145911073927060072; GND: 300011881; SELIBR: 226798; SUDOC: 117981524; BNF: 139151495 |
Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | BWV 870–893 ; BC L 104-127 |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IJB 722 |
Key | Uses all major and minor keys (together with Das wohltemperierte Klavier I) |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 24 pieces:1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 8701a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870a1b. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870b2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 8713. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 8723a. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 872a4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 8735. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 8746. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 8756a. Praeambulum in D minor, BWV 875a7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 8768. Prelude and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 8779. Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 87810. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 87911. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 88012. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 88113. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 88214. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 88315. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 88416. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 88517. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 88618. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 88719. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 88820. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 88921. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 89022. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 89123. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 89224. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1740 ca. |
First Publication. | 1801 - Berlin: N. Simrock, Plate 138 |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | keyboard |
Manuscript Sources | Bach Digital (source list) |
External Links | Wikipedia articleScores at Sheet Music Plus |
Extra Information | Title of first English edition: "The Well-Tempered Clavier, or Preludes and Fugues through all tones and semitones, relating to the major third, that is, Ut Re Mi, as well as those related to the minor third, that is, Re Mi Fa. Compiled and prepared for the benefit and practice of young musicians desirous of learning, as well as for the entertainment of those already versed in this particular study, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Anno 1722". The Hoffmeister publication probably predates the Simrock by about a decade. |