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The Well-Tempered Clavier

collection of solo keyboard music by J.S. Bach
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The Well-Tempered Clavier
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Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of
series of creative works, musical work/composition, creative work[2][3]
More facts +12
Author
Johann Sebastian Bach[1]
Publication date
1744[9]
Catalog code
846-893[8]
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach[4]
Copyright status
public domain, public domain[19]
Has characteristic
music written in all 24 major and minor keys[14]
Has edition or translation
Open Well-Tempered Clavier[10]
Has part(s)
The Well-Tempered Clavier 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier 2[6][7]
Has part(s) of the class
prelude and fugue[18]
Instrumentation
harpsichord, organ, keyboard instrument[11][12][13]
Movement
Baroque music[5]
Number of parts of this work
2 (2–96, n=3)[15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Well-Tempered Clavier en BWV 846–893 en Das Wohltemperierte Klavier en Das Wohltemperirte Clavier en The Well-Tempered Clavier en The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893 en The Well-Tempered Klavier en BWV 846-893 ar كلافيير جيد المزاج cs Dobře temperovaný klavír de Das Wohltemperierte Clavier de Das Wohltemperirte Clavier de Wohltemperiertes Klavier el Το καλοσυγκερασμένο κλειδοκύμβαλο es El clave bien temperado es Clave bien temperado es El clave bien templado fa کلاویه خوش‌آهنگ fi Das wohltemperirte Clavier fi Das wohltemperirte Klavier
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
383145911073927060072
GND ID
300011881
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002658014
BBC Things ID
37fc174b-302b-40c0-939d-c65a860f16af
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139151495
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/The-Well-Tempered-Clavier-BWV-846-893
Freebase ID
/m/01jk94
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Das_Wohltemperierte_Klavier
IMSLP ID
Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier_I,_BWV_846-869_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian), Das_wohltemperierte_Klavier_II,_BWV_870-893_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)
IdRef ID
117981524
Libris-URI
dbqsv9wx1m71hss
MusicBrainz work ID
bd511c33-29d3-332d-b2b7-7753d3cf42af
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Muziekweb composition ID
U00000000188
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007439446205171
SELIBR ID
226798
Topic's main category
Category:The Well-Tempered Clavier
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1372476

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Instrumentation 3
harpsichord, keyboard instrument, organ
Copyright status 2
public domain, public domain
Instance of 2
creative work, series of creative works
Mb:parts 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier 2
← Mb:composer 2
Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach
Author 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Created notable works 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Has part(s) of the class 1
prelude and fugue
Movement 1
Baroque music
Topic's main category 1
Category:The Well-Tempered Clavier
← Category's main topic 1
Category:The Well-Tempered Clavier
← References work, tradition or theory 1
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  1. 5d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Johann Sebastian Bach
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Has characteristic → music written in all 24 major and minor keys
    Has part(s) of the class → prelude and fugue
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