The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is a collection of two series of Preludes and Fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the German of Bach's time Clavier (keyboard) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord – but not excluding an organ either.
Date of composition | 1740 |
First published | 1801 |
Type | Preludes and Fugues |
Tonality | A-flat Major |
Catalogue | BWV 886 |
Instruments | Clavichord |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Prelude and Fugue en la bémol majeur, BWV 886 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in la bemolle maggiore, BWV 886 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue As-dur, BWV 886 |