Adjective
(archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
(music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgwell tempered
Episode further Further entries of the subject follow this initial exposition, either immediately (as for example in Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 of the Well-Tempered Clavier ), or separated by episodes. Source: Internet
Example and analysis The excerpt below, bars 7–12 of J. S. Bach's Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847, from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 illustrates the application of most of the characteristics described above. Source: Internet
Mechanics A pianist playing Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major (BWV 868) from Bach 's The Well-Tempered Clavier on a grand piano When the key is struck, a chain reaction occurs to produce the sound. Source: Internet
Perhaps the most celebrated composer who wrote for the harpsichord was J. S. Bach (1685–1750), whose solo works (for instance, the Well-Tempered Clavier and the Goldberg Variations ), continue to be performed very widely, often on the piano. Source: Internet
Pieces are written in these extreme sharp or flat keys, however: for example, Bach 's Prelude and Fugue No. 3 from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 848 is in C major. Source: Internet