Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier

An Exploration of the 48 Preludes and Fugues

Marjorie Wornell Engels (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2006
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2544-0 (ISBN)

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Through a musical language involving symbols, numbers, and tonality, J S Bach created emotional dimension in the preludes and fugues of ""The Well-Tempered Clavier"". This book explores the use of that language, revealing how Bach used harmonic design and melodic and rhythmic motivic formulas to adhere to the basic doctrine of the Theory of Affects.

Through a musical language involving symbols, numbers, and tonality, J.S. Bach created emotional dimension in the preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier. This book explores the use of that musical language, revealing how Bach used harmonic design and melodic and rhythmic motivic formulas to adhere to the basic doctrine of the Theory of Affects--i.e., that one mood will govern one piece.

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 considers the thematic and rhythmic links between a prelude and its companion fugue in each book, and between a prelude and fugue in Book One and those in the same key in Book Two. It also includes reference to other instrumental works by Bach in the same key and melodic patterns.

Marjorie Wornell Engels taught music professionally for 40 years, including 12 years on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. She now lives in Campbell River on Vancouver Island.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. C Major

2. C Minor

3. C-Sharp Major

4. C-Sharp Minor

5. D Major

6. D Minor

7. E-Flat Major

8. E-Flat Minor/D-Sharp Minor

9. E Major

10. E Minor

11. F Major

12. F Minor

13. F-Sharp Major

14. F-Sharp Minor

15. G Major

16. G Minor

17. A-Flat Major

18. G-Sharp Minor

19. A Major

20. A Minor

21. B-Flat Major

22. B-Flat Minor

23. B Major

24. B Minor

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
ISBN-10	0-7864-2544-X / 078642544X
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-2544-0 / 9780786425440
Zustand	Neuware