Bachs "Well-Tempered Clavier"
Subtitle: An Exploration of the 48 Preludes and Fugues
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: April 4, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786425440
Subjects: Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Composers & musicians; Keyboard instruments; Theory of music & musicology; Tonality; Instruction & Study - General; Musical Composition; Music; Music/Songbooks; Performing Arts; Instruction & Study - Appreciation; Genres & Styles - Classical; History & Criticism - General; General; 1. T; 1685-1750.; 2. T; Analysis, appreciation; Bach, Johann Sebastian,; Canons, fugues, etc. (Keyboard instrument); Wohltemperierte Klavier,
Description: "The book examines the significance of key and the emotional dimension Bach discerned in each tonality; the symbolism of melodic and rhythmic motifs; and the symbolism of numbers. It also includes reference to other instrumental works by Bach in the same key and melodic patterns"--Provided by publisher.