The Keyboard Temperament of J.S. Bach - Music Examples (by Charles Francis]

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The Keyboard Temperament of J. S. Bach Music Examples
John Charles Francis, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD CH-3072 Ostermundigen, Switzerland Francis@datacomm.ch
Music Examples of Keyboard Temperament IV
Music Example No.	Description
Music Example 1	Temperament II Tuning [mp3]
Music Example 2	Temperament IV Tuning [mp3]
Music Example 3	Temperament IV BWV 924 C major Präambulum [mp3]
Music Example 4	Temperament IV BWV 793 E minor Fantasia [mp3]
Music Example 5	Temperament IV BWV 928 F major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 6	Temperament IV WTC II B flat minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 7	Temperament IV WTC II C sharp major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 8	Temperament IV WTC II F sharp major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 9	Temperament IV WTC II G major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 10	Temperament IV WTC II G minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 11	Temperament IV WTC II B minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 12	Temperament IV WTC II E flat major Fuga [mp3]
Music Example 13	Temperament IV WTC II A minor Fuga [mp3]
Music Example 14	Temperament IV WTC II A major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 15	Temperament IV WTC II C minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 16	Temperament IV WTC II F sharp minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 17	Temperament IV WTC II C sharp minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 18	Temperament IV WTC II B major Fuga [mp3]
Music Example 19	Temperament IV WTC II G sharp major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 20	Temperament IV WTC II G minor Fuga [mp3]
Music Example 21	Temperament IV WTC II E major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 22	Temperament IV WTC II F minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 23	Temperament IV WTC II E flat minor Fuga [mp3]
Music Example 24	Temperament IV WTC II G sharp minor Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 25	Temperament IV WTC II B flat major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 26	Temperament IV WTC II D major Präludium [mp3]
Music Example 27	Temperament IV C minor BWV 1079 6 Part Ricercare [mp3]
Music Example 28	Temperament IV D minor BWV 1080 Contrapunctus XIV [mp3]

Comparison with other Temperaments
(Bendeler temperament recommended by Bradley Lehman: the 6-Part Ricercare and Contrapuctus XIV - same registration, same tempo, same bitrate, same everything, but this time its Bendeler temperament according to the cent values Bradley Lehman put out)
Music Example No.	Description
Music Example 29	BENDELER BWV 1079 6 Part Ricercare [mp3]
Music Example 30	BENDELER BWV 1080 Contrapunctus XIV [mp3]

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