J. S.

BACH
2- PART INVENTIONS

Keyboard
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Aurichtige Anleitung,
Wormit denen Liebhabern des Clavires, besonders aber denen Lehrbegierigen, eine
detliche Art gezeiget wird, nicht alleine (1) mit 2 Stimen reine spielen zu lernen, sondern
auch bey weiteren progreen auch (2) mit dreyen obligaten Partien richtig und wohl zu
verfahren, anbey auch zugleich gute inventiones nicht alleine zu bekommen, sondern auch
selbige wohl durchzufhren, am allermeisten aber eine cantable Art im Spielen zu erlangen,
und darneben einen starcken Vorschmack von der Composition zu berkommen.
Verfertiget
Anno Christi 1723
von Joh: Seb: Bach.
Hochfrstlich Anhalt-Cthenischen Capellmeister
Straightforward Instruction,
in which amateurs of the keyboard, and especially the eager ones, are shown a clear way not
only (1) of learning to play cleanly in two voices, but also, aer further progress, (2) of
dealing correctly and satisfactorily with three obbligato parts; at the same time not only
getting good inventiones, but developing the same satisfactorily, and above all arriving at a
cantabile manner in playing, all the while acquiring a strong foretaste of composition.
Provided
Anno Christi 1723
by
Joh. Seb. Bach:
Capellmeister to his Serene Highness the Prince of Anhalt-Cthen.

Inventio 1 in C major, BWV 772

Inventio 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Inventio 3 in D major, BWV 774
Inventio 4 in D minor, BWV 775
Inventio 5 in E major, BWV 776
Inventio 6 in E major, BWV 777
Inventio 7 in E minor, BWV 778
Inventio 8 in F major, BWV 779
Inventio 9 in F minor, BWV 780
Inventio 10 in G major, BWV 781
Inventio 11 in G minor, BWV 782
Inventio 12 in A major, BWV 783
Inventio 13 in A minor, BWV 784
Inventio 14 in B major, BWV 785
Inventio 15 in b minor, BWV 786

Inventio I
C major, BWV 772
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BACH Johann Sebastian

(1685-1750)

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Inventio I, BWV 772

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2-part Invetntions, BWV 772-786

Inventio I
C major, BWV 772 (Variant)
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Inventio I, BWV 772 (Variant)

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2-part Invetntions, BWV 772-786

Inventio II
C minor, BWV 773
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Inventio II, BWV 773

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

Inventio III
D major, BWV 774
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Inventio III, BWV 774

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio IV
D minor, BWV 775
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Inventio IV, BWV 775

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio V
Eb major, BWV 776
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Inventio V, BWV 776

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio VI
B major, BWV 777
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Inventio VI, BWV 777

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio VII
C major, BWV 778
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Inventio VII, BWV 778

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio VIII
F major, BWV 779
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Inventio VIII, BWV 779

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio IX
F minor, BWV 780
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Inventio IX, BWV 780

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio X
G major, BWV 781
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Inventio X
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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio XI
G minor, BWV 782
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Inventio XI, BWV 782

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio XII
A major, BWV 783
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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio XIII
A minor, BWV 784
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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio XIV
Bb major, BWV 785
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Inventio XIV, BWV 785

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2-part Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Inventio XV
B minor, BWV 786
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Inventio XV, BWV 786

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2-part Invetntions, BWV 772-786