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The Abs Guides Ser.: Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier by Paul Walker (2025, Trade Paperback)

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This book presents the context, history, and musicof Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier based on the latest musicological research. It appeals to those who desire an introduction to the collectionor a refresher on its salient characteristics.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100197666655

ISBN-139780197666654

eBay Product ID (ePID)9072731505

Product Key Features

Number of Pages160 Pages

Publication NameBach's Well-Tempered Clavier

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory & Criticism, General

Publication Year2025

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic

AuthorPaul Walker

SeriesThe Abs Guides Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-062337

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal780.92

SynopsisBach's Well-Tempered Clavier forms part of the series American Bach Society Guides for the introduction of Johann Sebastian Bach's most important works and collections to a wider audience. Although the topic of this book is some of the most compostionally sophisticated music ever written, it avoids musical notation, explains necessary technical terminology, and assumes only basic knowledge of music history. This book presents the context, history, and music of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier based on the latest musicological research. It appeals to those who desire an introduction to the collectionor a refresher on its salient characteristics. The main topics include: definitions, descriptions, and history of Prelude, Fugue, Temperament, and Tonal Harmony; Bach's motivation for writing the collection and his compositional process; the work's reception history; and the philosophies and issues of performance practice., Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is well-known as a collection of some of the most compositionally sophisticated music ever written. This book presents its context, history, and music based on the latest musicological research. Written for readers of all levels, it appeals to those who desire a good introduction to the collection or a refresher on its salient characteristics.

LC Classification NumberML410.B13W16 2025