Inventionen und Sinfonien

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Rudolf Steglich (Editor), Hans-Martin Theopold (Editor)

In the introduction of his Inventions and Sinfonias, J.S. Bach set out the aim of these pieces, formulating a dual the keyboard player should, on the one hand, practice contrapuntual playing in two or three onligatory voices and develop a "cantabile" style; at the same time he should also be given an introduction to the study of composition, and learn how a piece can be developed from an invented theme (Inventio) by means of imitative techniques.

Genres: Scores, Music

70 pages, Paperback

About the author

Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.

He wrote more than two hundred cantatas, the Saint Matthew Passion , the Mass in B Minor , orchestras, such as the six Brandenburg Concertos , chamber ensembles, and numerous works for organ, harpsichord, other solo instruments.

Bach fathered noted Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, and Johann Christian Bach.

Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia arranged his works.

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