Re: W-TC's E flat M and not D sharp M, and,

"rainbow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> NewsGroups :  Hello/Bonjour Bill Carroll , tu nous a dit / you told us
>
> >
> > In No. 8, the prelude is in E flat minor while the fugue is in D
> > sharp minor. Why wouldn't they both be in one or the other key
> > signature?
>
> E flat minor - key signature it is 6 flats
> D sharp minor - 6 sharps in key signature
>
> At the time of Bach, because all the intervals were not equal, to
enharmonic
> tones could give a different atmosphere, a different feeling.
> It is still possible to make the difference with instruments such as
strings
> instruments for exemple.
>
But wasn't the point of the "Well-Tempered" tuning to allow performance in
all keys without re-tuning?

As I recall, the Czerny edition of WTC I notates the fugue in Eb minor.
Personally I found it much easier to read with that notation - but this may
be a keyboardist's bias toward flat keys.  There is little else to recommend
this edition unless you believe that Czerny knew Bach's music better than
Bach!

FWIW, in WTC II, both the Prelude and Fugue (#8) are notated in Eb minor.

Tom