Johann Sebastian Bach, "7 Bach-Inventionen, für Sopran und Altflöte"
Johann Sebastian Bach, "7 Bach-Inventionen, für Sopran und Altflöte"
Publisher: Noetzel | 1986 | ISBN: 0204536238 | German/English | PDF | 18 pages | 13.95 Mb
Publisher: Noetzel | 1986 | ISBN: 0204536238 | German/English | PDF | 18 pages | 13.95 Mb
Between 1720 and 1723 J. S. Bach composed two sets of clavier pieces in two and three parts, designed to form part of the “Clavierbiichlein”, an instructional work intended for his son Wilhelm Friedemann, with provision in each set for fifteen compositions. Bach himself referred to the two-part pieces as “Inventions” (BWV 772-786), while applying the term “Sinfonias” to those written in three parts (BWV 787-801). The educational value of these pieces becomes apparent from the annotation appended in Bach’s hand urging “above all, a cantabile style of performance to be acquired, while whetting the appetite for composition”. The two-part inventions evolve in each case from a single motif or idea and are restricted to three concise sections. Like the three-part inventions, they commence in C and proceed chromatically through all principal keys without deviating from the traditional use of more than four sharps or flats. This selection of Seven Inventions edited for Two Recorders provides players with discriminating material for practice in addition to imparting something of the musical background associated with the compositions.
Johann Sebastian Bach, "7 Bach-Inventionen, für Sopran und Altflöte"
