The 23 Greatest Solo Piano Works

J. S. Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One

Educational Jun 1, 2020 48 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E2: As a point of entry to this vastly influential work, learn about the aesthetic of the High Baroque. Define the highly controlled fugue as a "polyphonic" musical form, and the free-form prelude that precedes each fugue in Bach's scheme. Then explore the "well tempered" tuning system and Bach's use of musical genres in his sublime preludes and fugues.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 48 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 48 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.