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The Trill

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

The trill is usually written under one of these three forms : However all three the signs mean exactly the same. Rules for the trill: All trills begin on the upper note A trill is composed of a minimum of 4 notes Apart from these two rules the trill may be interpreted freely by ...

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Bach pictures

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

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Why did Bach only compose 15 inventions and not 24?

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The Well-Tempered Clavier is dated 1722 and contains 24 preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key.  This was possible because in that period there was a new way of tuning that allowed to play all 24 tonalities with the same temperament.  So why are there only 15 keys ...

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Inventions and Sinfonias

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

The Inventions and Sinfonias of Johann Sebastian Bach are more commonly called the Two- and Three-Part Inventions The origin of the Inventions and Sinfonias of Johann Sebastian Bach can be found in the Clavierbüchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, a collection of compositions written by Johann Sebastian Bach for his first son Wilhelm ...

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