Finally, there is an outstanding set of analysis with illustrations and examples by Timothy A. There is a nice video from Dave Conservatoire, “What is a Fugue?” that features a performance of the C-Minor Fugue by Kimiko Ishizaka. A growing number of the pieces are discussed on the Open Well-Tempered Clavier website. But where to start, and how to listen if the music is totally new to you and you’re trying to get a toehold?įortunately, a lot has been written about The Well-Tempered Clavier. Given that none of it repeats, and it is polyphonic throughout, that makes for some very dense listening (an attribute that you will grow to cherish as you build familiarity). The video is over one hour and forty-nine minutes long. As a consequence, you can easily compare the default engraving styles of Musescore and Lillypond, side by side. For the Fugues, the public domain engraving by Kyle Rother using Lillypond software was chosen.
For the Preludes, the Open Well-Tempered Clavier score from Musescore was used. Take this example from the 5-voice Bb Minor Fugue to see how clearly the voices are shown.Įxcerpt from Bach’s Fugue No.
For each Fugue, the score separates the voices into their own lines, so you can see how all of them fit together. The Fugues, in particular, are quite special in this video. Reading and listening to this Bach masterpiece just got easier with a new video that combines two open source scores with the piano playing of Kimiko Ishizaka to present you a complete performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier. To fully comprehend how this music is crafted, it is necessary to read it. Hearing and understanding everything that is going on is not straightforward, and it is not something that can be achieved just by listening, even after many repeat listenings. But it is also very complex music, with many voices doing many things at the same time. Bach’s music expresses joy, sorrow, excitement, and a profound beauty.
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