<P> The Well - Tempered Clavier , BWV 846 -- 893 , is a collection of two series of Preludes and Fugues in all 24 major and minor keys , composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach . In the German of Bach 's time Clavier ( keyboard ) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments , most typically a harpsichord or clavichord -- but not excluding an organ either . </P>
<P> The Well - Tempered Clavier , BWV 846 -- 893 , is a collection of two series of Preludes and Fugues in all 24 major and minor keys , composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach . In the German of Bach 's time Clavier ( keyboard ) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments , most typically a harpsichord or clavichord -- but not excluding an organ either . </P>
who composed the series of instrumental works known as the well-tempered clavier
who composed the series of instrumental works known as the well-tempered clavier
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach