Bach's Well-tempered clavier : the 48 preludes and fugues / David Ledbetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ledbetter, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Wohltemperierte Klavier--1. T.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Wohltemperierte Klavier--2. T.

Piano music, Arranged.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

48 preludes and fugues

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Bach's Well-tempered Clavier (or the 48 Preludes and Fugues) stands at the core of baroque keyboard music and has been a model and inspiration for performers and composers ever since it was written. This invaluable guide to the 96 pieces explains Bach's various purposes in compiling the music, describes the rich traditions on which he drew, and provides commentaries for each prelude and fugue.In his text, David Ledbetter addresses the main focal points mentioned by Bach in his original 1722 title page. Drawing on Bach literature over the past three hundred years, he explores German traditions of composition types and Bach's novel expansion of them; explains Bach's instruments and innovations in keyboard technique in the general context of early eighteenth-century developments; reviews instructive and theoretical literature relating to keyboard temperaments from 1680 to 1750; and discusses Bach's pedagogical intent when composing the Well-tempered Clavier. Ledbetter's commentaries on individual preludes and fugues equip readers with the concepts necessary to make their own assessment and include information about the sources when details of notation, ornaments, and fingerings have a bearing on performance.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter one. Clavier

Chapter two. Well-tempered

Chapter three. Preludes

Chapter four. Fugues

Chapter five. All the Tones and Semitones

Chapter six. Bach as Teacher

Chapter seven. Book I

Chapter eight. Book II

Appendix A

Appendix B

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611729318

9781281729316

1281729310

9780300128987

0300128983

OCLC:

1013963207