Ledbetter, David.

Bach's Well-tempered clavier : the 48 preludes and fugues / David Ledbetter. - New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2002. - xvi, 414 p. : music ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-398) and index.

A guide to the 96 pieces of Bach's baroque keyboard music, 'Well-Tempered Clavier'. David Ledbetter seeks to explain Bach's various purposes in compiling the music; describe the rich traditions on which he drew; and provide commentaries for each prelude and fugue.

0300097077 (hbk.) : £25.00


Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Wohltemperierte Klavier.

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