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Solo piano - SMP Level 10 (Advanced) SKU: AP.2098C Volume 1. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Willard A. Palmer. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Piano Collection. Baroque. Book. With standard notation, fingerings and introductory text. 224 pages. Alfred Music #00-2098C. Published by Alfred Music (AP.2098C). ISBN 9780882848310. UPC: 038081124933. 9x12 inches. English.A most impressive 220-page edition of the first volume of "The Well-Tempered Clavier," these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Baroque scholar Willard A. Palmer's thorough introduction discusses fugal construction, articulation and other aspects of performance interpretation. Volume I of "The Well-Tempered Clavier" has been updated with a new "look" to match Volume II. This essential masterpiece is a "must-have" for all pianists.This title has selections that range in difficulty from SMP Level 9-10. About SMP Level 10 (Advanced) Very advanced level, very difficult note reading, frequent time signature changes, virtuosic level technical facility needed.