Description
Bach composed these Inventions in 1722/3 for the instruction in keyboard playing and composition of his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann, who was then just 12. Richard Jones’s edition of these pieces is also available from ABRSM in a ‘Signature’ Series edition, where they are combined with the (three-part) Sinfonias and given more textual commentary.
Song List
- Invention No. 1 in C, BWV 772
- Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
- Invention No. 3 in D, BWV 774
- Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775
- Invention No. 5 in Eb, BWV 776
- Invention No. 6 in E, BWV 777
- Invention No. 7 in E minor, BWV 778
- Invention No. 8 in F, BWV 779
- Invention No. 9 in F minor, BWV 780
- Invention No. 10 in G, BWV 781
- Invention No. 11 in G minor, BWV 782
- Invention No. 12 in A, BWV 783
- Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV 784
- Invention No. 14 in Bb, BWV 785
- Invention No. 15 in B minor, BWV 786
- Inventions (15), BWV 772-786