2025-10-05

Bach's Contrapunctus 11 from the Art of Fugue, tuned into Werckmeister 3 (Harpsichord)



We present Bach's Contrapunctus 11 from the Art of Fugue, tuned into Werckmeister 3, a well-temperament possibly used by Bach. This temperament shrinks the fifths C–G, G–D, D–A and B–F♯ by ¼-comma and leaves the other ones pure. The cent figures of the tuning (rounded to integer values) are: C = 0 C♯ = 90 D = 192 D♯ = 294 E = 390 F = 498 F♯ = 588 G = 696 G♯ = 792 A = 888 B♭ = 996 B = 1092. MIdi rendition, soundfont is «Harpischord Zell». Tempo is inspired by Musica Antiqua Köln's performance: https://youtu.be/YqXZtGyFyDo?t=2652

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