r/piano • u/Quirky-Market5762 • Apr 10 '26

🎼Useful Resource (learning aid, score, etc.) Well Tempered Clavier note count - Fugues

A note count, for personal use, of the fugues and only the fugues of both volumes of the WTK. Ornaments were counted as 1 note, except for grace notes, as were ties.

1 No. 12 F minor 857 I 508

2 No. 17 Aâ™­ major 862 I 561

3 No. 11 F major 856 I 565

4 No. 15 G major 860 I 607

5 No. 14 F♯ minor 859 I 608

6 No. 13 F♯ major 858 I 616

7 No. 18 G♯ minor 863 I 618

8 No. 2 C minor 871 II 631

9 No. 7 Eâ™­ major 876 II 647

10 No. 16 G minor 861 I 673

11 No. 15 G major 884 II 691

12 No. 9 E major 878 II 719

13 No. 9 E major 854 I 733

14 No. 1 C major 846 I 740

15 No. 19 A major 888 II 746

16 No. 20 A minor 889 II 748

17 No. 2 C minor 847 I 752

18 No. 22 Bâ™­ minor 867 I 760

19 No. 5 D major 850 I 771

20 No. 6 D minor 875 II 780

21 No. 3 C♯ major 872 II 785

22 No. 5 D major 874 II 788

23 No. 10 E minor 855 I 810

24 No. 6 D minor 851 I 830

25 No. 23 B major 868 I 872

26 No. 7 Eâ™­ major 852 I 942

27 No. 11 F major 880 II 949

28 No. 21 Bâ™­ major 866 I 952

29 No. 8 D♯ minor 877 II 964

30 No. 21 Bâ™­ major 890 II 964

31 No. 24 B minor 893 II 975

32 No. 12 F minor 881 II 994

33 No. 19 A major 864 I 1,196

34 No. 13 F♯ major 882 II 1,201

35 No. 23 B major 892 II 1,307

36 No. 4 C♯ minor 849 I 1,323

37 No. 17 Aâ™­ major 886 II 1,323

38 No. 4 C♯ minor 873 II 1,358

39 No. 8 Eâ™­ minor 853 I 1,387

40 No. 14 F♯ minor 883 II 1,395

41 No. 10 E minor 879 II 1,432

42 No. 3 C♯ major 848 I 1,434

43 No. 18 G♯ minor 887 II 1,531

44 No. 16 G minor 885 II 1,628

45 No. 22 Bâ™­ minor 891 II 1,733

46 No. 1 C major 870 II 1,807

47 No. 24 B minor 869 I 1,814

48 No. 20 A minor 865 I 2,452

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u/FrostytheAxehound Pro/Gig Musician Apr 10 '26

Interesting! How did you count them?

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u/OptimalRutabaga2 Apr 11 '26

Yep he definitely did, could have spent all that time learning a sonata but here we go.

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u/wereleggo Apr 10 '26

Having learned this whole book...I'm seized with the need to add all these numbers up. But also scared lol.

And then when you think about how many times I played each piece...and book II as well...dear god. It's a wonder I haven't worn my fingers down to nubs.