In the beginning was the Note.
All the Music was made by the Note,
and without the Note, there was no music made that was made.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light of the Music.
In the daytime, the light was from the sun.
In the night, the shadow was from the stars.
The day consisted of twelve hours of daytime and twelve hours of night.
So was the Music.
The Note was made of twelve tones, namely all the tones and semitones.
And sequenced in the major scale or in the minor scale.
The Music was in twenty-four keys, and without them, no music was made.
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The Well-Tempered Clavier or P reludes and Fugues through all the tones and semitones including those with a major third or Ut Re Mi as well as those with a minor third or Re Mi Fa. For the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study composed and prepared by Johann Sebastian Bach at present Capellmeister to His Serene Highness the Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen, and director of His Chamber Music. Anno 1722 |
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Let me talk about the Well-Tempered Clavier.
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One or ? |
There are two books called the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 and Book 2. Which one do you like better? I love both. But some preludes and fugues of each book impress me a lot more than others. According to the history, the Book 2 was not named as such by J. S. Bach. It was named by Johann Christov Altnikol, his son-in-law. We don't know why Bach completed the second book about 20 years after Book 1.
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Nature |
Many people argue about the meaning of "Well-Tempered". Some say it does not mean "Equal-Tempered". The "Equal-temperament" is thought to be a compromise. But Nature sometimes has a fuzzy aspect. According to the Uncertainty Principle by German physicist Werner Heisenberg ( published in 1927 ), a subatomic particle's position and velocity cannot be measured exactly at the same time, even in theory. Someone would find a new music theory for this temperament issue in the future.
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Ourselves |
J. S. Bach gave the Well-Tempered Clavier to "musical youth desirous of learning and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study". Then why do we have to listen to the performances of great pianists? Great pianists should have played it for their own pastime. I think the Well-Tempered Clavier's value will emerge when we play it by ourselves, like singing hymns in our church. Oh, no, we cannot play the piano well. Then there is a way. We can transcribe the score in our notebook and enjoy the transcription work. Oh, no, we cannot hear the music. Right. But if you transcript the score into midi data, you can listen to the music freely.
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Genius |
Sviatoslav Richter and Glenn Gould are outstanding geniuses. They created Bach's music through the piano. No other pianists can do the same performance as those. Anyway, we can never listen to J. S. Bach's performance itself. So, Sviatoslav Richter and Glenn Gould are the missionaries for the New Temperament. How can I explain the differences among other pianists except Sviatoslav Richter and Glenn Gould?
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Outstanding Geniuses
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yearmon | day | location | Book
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
| 1937 | Conservatory | ?
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ?
| 1946 | 10 | Moscow | 1 & 2
| o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o
| o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o
| 1954 | 5 | 10 |
Budapest
| 1 | o | o | o | o
| o | o |
| 1962 | 11 |
Perugia
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