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Nos.254,255,304

JOH. SEB. BACH

Two -and Three -Part
Inventions
for

TIAKO
Edited by

CARL CZERNY

Part I. 15 Two-part lnventions( Library N? 254)

Part II. 15 Three-part Inventions! Library N9255)
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Contents.
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I.) 15 Two-Part Inventions
II.) 15 Three-Part Inventions
These two and three part inventions seem really
to have been expressly written by J. S Bach as
. J.S.Bach recht eigentlich als Vorbereitung auf sei-
a preparation for his pupils for his greater works,
particularly his "Welltempered Clavichord," and
for this purpose they cannot be too highly recom-
mended. Even at the present time a conscientious
study of these inventions will prove to be of the
greatest advantage, in developing the musical
taste and finger technic of every talented student,
desirous of rising above of mediocrity In none
of the easier modern works is the left hand given
such an independent treatment of the theme.
The title, with which J. S. Bach has prefaced
these inventions reads literally:
"A true guide ivherein it is pointed out to
the lovers of the Clavichord in a clear man-
ner, not only how to play clearly in two parts,
but also with further progression to handle
correctly and ivell three obligato parts, also
at the same time ?iot only to acquire good in-
ventions,but also how to develop them well; and
above all, to gam a cantabile style in playing
and in this connection obtain a strong fore-
."
of the composition
taste
The keys used in common are: C major, C min-
or, D major, D minor, E\? ma jor,E major, EminonFma-
jor,Fminor,Gmajor> G minor, A major, A minor, B\>
major, B minor.
The two part inventions were composed inCoe-
then, while those in three parts were probably not
finished until the beginning of the Leipzic period.
One of the two original manuscripts of this work
isfoundin the "Clavierbuchlein fur W. F. Bach"
(Coethen, 1720); the other, with numerous alter-
ations, was formerly among the possessions of Ph.
E.Bach and passed later into the hands of L.
Spohr. M. Hauptmann used the latter as a guide
in the critical comparison of this edition.
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.Pag.4. I.) 15 Zweistimmige Inventionen.. Pag. 4
« 84. II.) 15 Dreistimmi&e Inventionen 84
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Die zwei-und dreistimmigen Inventionen scheint
ne grosseren Werke-namentlich auf das „Wohltem-
perirte Clavier"- fiir seine Schiller verfasst zu ha
ben,und als solche sind sie nicht genug zu empfeh-
len. Auch gegenwartig nochwird fiir je den talent-
vollen Zogling des Klavierspiels,-das fleissigeUe-
ben dieser Inventionen, in Bezugauf musikalischen
Gesehmack und Finger- Ausbildung von grossem
Nut z en sein. Denn in keinem der neuen, leich-
tern Musikstiicke ist der linken Hand eine so
selbstandige Behandlung des Themas zugeteilt,
als eben hierin.
Der welchen J.S.Bach diesen Inventio-
Titel,
nen beilegte, heisst wortlich:
„Aufrichtige Anleitung worn it denen Liebha-
bern des Claviers eine deutliche Arth gezeigt
wird, nicht allein mit zwo Stimmen reine
spielen zu lernen,sondern auch bei weiteren
Progressen mit dreien obligaten Partien rich-
tig und wohl zu verfahren,anbei auch slu-
gleich gute Tnventiones nicht allein zube-
kommen,sondem auch selbige wohl durchzu-
fuhren,am Alter meisten aber eine cantabile
Arth im Spielen zu erlangen und darneben
einen stark en Vorsch?nack von der Compo-
sition zu iiberkommen ." —
Ihre gemeinschaftlichen Tonarten sind: Cdur,
Cmoll, Ddur, Dmoll,Esdur, Edur, Emoll,Fdur, F-
moll, Gdur, Gmoll, Adur, Amoll, Bdur, Hmoll
Die zweistimmigen Inventionen sind inCoth-
enkomponiert worden,die dreistimmigen dagegen
mogen erst zu Anfang der Leipziger Periode voll-
endet gewesen sein. Von zwei Originalhandschrif -
ten dieses Werkes befindet sich die eine in dem
Clavierbiichlein fiir W. F. Bach(C6then,1720) die ;
andere, mehrfach verbesserte, war friiher im Be -
sitze von Ph.E. Bach und ging spater indie Hande
L.Spohr's iiber,wonach seiner Zeit M. Hauptmann fiir
unsre Ausgabe den kritischenVergleichubernahm.
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