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J.S. Bach's Ornament Table Internet Adaptation © 1997, 2001, 2005 by T.L. Hubeart Jr. The following ornament table is a transcription of the one appearing in the Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, written by Johann Sebastian Bach for the keyboard instruction of his eldest son. (A scan of the original manuscript appears at Dave's J.S. The German title translates as "Explanation of various signs, showing how to play certain ornaments correctly After the transcription graphic showing the table, there appear clickable buttons which are keyed to AU sound files; you can click on any of the ornaments and hear a sound file play its execution. Such a table as this, coming from the hand of the great J.S. This is not really the place for a detailed discussion of the controversy that surrounds some of the finer points of Baroque ornamentation, such as whether a trill should begin on the principal note or the upper auxiliary. Explication unterschiedlicher Zeichen, so gewisse Manieren artig zu spielen, andeuten. 1. 2.