24 Preludes and Fugues (Shostakovich) — The 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovich are a cycle of piano pieces, written in each major and minor key of the chromatic scale. As such it follows the form of Johann Sebastian Bach s the Well Tempered Clavier written some 200… … Wikipedia
Eight Short Preludes and Fugues — The Eight Short Preludes and Fugues are a collection of works for keyboard and pedal by Johann Sebastian Bach. They were believed for a long time to have been composed by one of Bach s pupils, Johann Tobias Krebs, based on certain unusual… … Wikipedia
Six préludes et fugues (Mendelssohn) — Les Six Préludes et Fugues opus 35 est un cycle de pièces pour piano de Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy composé entre 1827 et 1835. Recueil inspiré du choral et de la fugue baroque magnifiée par Jean Sébastien Bach, son ami fidèle Robert Schumann… … Wikipédia en Français
Life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven — This is a detailed account of the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven. For more on this composer, see the main article Ludwig van Beethoven for his family see Van Beethoven Family. Role of Musical Biography It is common for listeners to… … Wikipedia
Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in E major, BWV 566 — Prelude (Toccata) and fugue in (C or) E major, BWV 566 is an organ work written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708. It comprises four sections and is an earlyFact|date=April 2008 work of Bach s.Its form resembles the Preludes and Fugues of… … Wikipedia
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel — The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel , Op. 24, is a work for solo piano written by Johannes Brahms in 1861, a set of twenty five variations and a concluding fugue based on a theme from George Frideric Handel s Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in… … Wikipedia
Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… … Wikipedia
List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach — There are over 1000 known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. Listed here are about half of these in the order of the BWV catalog, including the spurious works in the BWV Anhang ( Appendix ). The complementary pages listing the other known… … Wikipedia
Bach, Johann Sebastian — born March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Thuringia, Ernestine Saxon Duchies died July 28, 1750, Leipzig German composer. Born to a musical family, he became a superbly well rounded musician; from 1700 he held positions as singer, violinist, and organist.… … Universalium
The Well-Tempered Clavier — Title page of Das Wohltemperierte Clavier[1] The Well Tempered Clavier (German: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier),[2] BWV 846–893, is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. He … Wikipedia
