MUTH 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gigue, Diatonic Function, Equal Temperament
12 Mar 2016
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Clavier: keyboard (intended for a variety of keyboard instruments) Well-tempered refers to a tuning system that allowed keyboard instruments to play in every key (previously many key were unusable because they sounded bad only certain keys were highlighted) 2 sets, each containing preludes and fugues in every key (12 keys and 2 modes = 24)! Equal temperament achieved after bach in late 19th century. Not committed to historical authenticity (playing bach as bach would have done: performed on a modern piano, not a harpsichord abandoned concert giving to focus on recording known for clarity and precision in playing. Bach well-tempered clavier, book 1, prelude in c+ Fugue: an imitative polyphonic composition based on one main theme called the subject. Each part is called a voice even if it is played by an instrument. Form: exposition: tonic, variable sequence of episodes, entries, and strettos: other keys, subject: tonic.
