Bach, Fugue #1, C Major (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)

FAQ

Click here to watch it in high-quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHokjQ6enI&fmt=18

Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: The score in the video can be downloaded from here:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/wtc1_fugue1.pdf

Q: The sound quality is poor.
A: When I first uploaded this, the image and sound were both terrible in "normal quality" mode and excellent in "high quality" mode. But then, something happened, and the audio in "normal quality" mode got a lot better, and the audio in "high quality" mode got worse --- worse than "normal quality"! The image in "normal quality" also got better (though not as good as "high quality," which remained excellent). So if you want to see the notation, "high quality" gives you the best view, but if you want to listen to the music, "normal quality" is better.

Q: What are those extra lines in the notation?
A: Something YouTube's conversion process added; they weren't there in the original, honest.

Q: How did you make this video?
A: You can read about it here:
http://www.musanim.com/ProductionNotes/wtc1_fugue1.html

Q: What is the BWV number for this?
A: BWV 846

Q: What's the best way to watch this video?
A: Here's what I do: select the high-quality version, put it in full-screen mode, let it play to where the ad shows up, close the ad (so that I won't see it again), and re-start it from the beginning. And turn the volume up.

Q: Where can I see everything you've put online?
A: This is a good place to start:
http://www.musanim.com/watch/

Q: How can I make this kind of movie?
A: Check out this:
www.musanim.com/player/
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• classical
• piano
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[JimmyJoeBobMA]

Bach wrote these with the intent of them being for beginning piano students, or so I've read. Are the fugues progressively difficult? E.G. is 4 more difficult than 1

[smalin]

@JimmyJoeBobMA No; the difficulty varies pretty much randomly.

[realitaliankitchen]

Hi! I want to buy the book of the collection "the well tempered clavier" but I didn't realize how many different editions there are. Do you have any suggestions? I'm studying them mostly by myself and I'm not a baroque expert.

[smalin]

@realitaliankitchen I'd suggest getting the Dover edition to play from and write in (since it has the fewest page turns and is inexpensive) and, if you can afford it, the Henle Urtext edition to refer to. But there aren't that many important differences between editions; if you want just the notes Bach wrote (and not fingerings, dynamics, phrasing, articulation added by modern editors) you don't need anything beyond the two I've suggested.

[Wreeacks123]

Isn't it in 4/4 time?!?!

[smalin]

@Wreeacks123 Yes; I left out the time signature.

[ElliotGanzen]

the future of learning music right in front of me.

[wolflover8765]

i'm learning this ** difficult**

[FavouriteTed]

trolol