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The Well-Tempered Clavier is a set of preludes and fugues in all 24 major ... and grandiose of the pieces. J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV ...

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Every classical composer started with Bach and then added their own touch.” Solodovnikova-Adams, a lifelong devotee of classical music, began playing the violin at age six.

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19: 3. Andante Rachmaninov composed 24 piano preludes: one in each major and minor key. The famous C sharp minor Prelude came first, in 1892; the complete Op.23 set followed 11 years later ...