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How Well Do You Know the Well-Tempered Clavier

Does Bach rock your socks? Do you think you know the music of the contrapuntal master, J.S. Bach, himself? See how well you know Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," one of the foundational works of classical music and of keyboard literature.

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On Nov 11, 2019
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The Prelude in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I served as the foundation for a setting of the prayer “Ave maria” by which composer?

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The Well-Tempered Clavier is organized into two books. Bach completed the first book in 1722. How many years would pass before he completed the second?

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The Prelude in C minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I was featured on the soundtrack to which French film?

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Which pianist was the first to record the complete Well-Tempered Clavier?

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How are the pairs of preludes and fugues ordered in each of the two books of The Well-Tempered Clavier?

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The Fugue in C# minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a type of fugue known as a:

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What composer said that musicians should “Make the Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread”?

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In what style did Bach compose the Fugue in D Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I?

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Which fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier has a subject composed of all 12 chromatic pitches of the scale?

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What tuning system did Bach intend musicians to use when playing the Well-Tempered Clavier?

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