![]() There’s now consensus that when Bach wrote “ Das Wohltemperirte Clavier ,” he meant “clavier” to signify any musical keyboard-harpsichord, clavichord, organ. ![]() The second is easier to answer than the first: Over the years, partisans for various ancient keyboard instruments have tried to claim The Well-Tempered Clavier for themselves, including the Italian composer Ferruccio Busoni, who misnamed the collection “ ’Das Wohltemperierte Clavichord ,” and the famous twentieth-century Polish harpsichordist Wanda Landowska, who insisted the pieces were meant for her instrument, only. For more than a century, early music specialists have been sparring over these very questions. What’s so “well-tempered” about this clavier? And, what’s a “clavier,” in the first place? Is it a sort of old-fashioned piano on Prozac? If you’ve been wondering, you’re in good company. There’s now consensus that when Bach wrote “ Das Wohltemperirte Clavier,” he meant “clavier” to signify any musical keyboard-harpsichord, clavichord, organ. ![]()
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