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Click to enlargeThe Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II, Complete

Johann Sebastian Bach
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Format: Music Scores
ISBN: 0486245322
Page Count: 208
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 12 1/4
Here is an affordable edition of the complete 48 preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys. Reprinted from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition, the book also features handy explanation of ornaments in English plus tempo indications and music corrections.

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