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The Abs Guides Ser.: Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier by Paul Walker (2025, Trade Paperback)
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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
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBach's Well-Tempered Clavier
Publication Year2025
SubjectHistory & Criticism, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorPaul Walker
Subject AreaMusic
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
