Inventions and Sinfonias
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Inventions and Sinfonias is a collection of short keyboard pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, widely used for teaching contrapuntal technique and keyboard proficiency.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard music
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musical composition collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
counterpoint study
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keyboard pedagogy ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | BWV 772–801 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyPublishedWith | Urtext editions of Bach’s keyboard works ⓘ |
| composer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| containsWorkInEveryKey | no GENERATED ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced students ⓘ |
| educationalUse | pedagogical repertoire for keyboard students ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Three-part Sinfonias
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Two-part Inventions ⓘ |
| hasThreePartSection | Sinfonias BWV 787–801 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwoPartSection | Inventions BWV 772–786 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| influence | standard part of classical piano training repertoire ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | domestic keyboard instruments of Bach’s time ⓘ |
| keyOrganization | ascending order of keys ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 30 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
each piece focuses on a single musical idea or motif
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systematic exploration of contrapuntal devices ⓘ |
| numberOfParts |
15 three-part sinfonias
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15 two-part inventions ⓘ 30 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Auffrichtige Anleitung ⓘ |
| pedagogicalLevelRelativeTo | less advanced than The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| purpose |
teaching contrapuntal technique
ⓘ
teaching keyboard proficiency ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
The Art of Fugue
NERFINISHED
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The Well-Tempered Clavier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
clavichord
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harpsichord ⓘ keyboard ⓘ |
| style |
concise
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didactic ⓘ |
| teachesTechnique |
articulation control
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finger dexterity ⓘ hand coordination ⓘ ornamentation ⓘ phrasing ⓘ voice independence ⓘ |
| texture |
contrapuntal
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polyphonic ⓘ |
| typicalLengthOfPiece | short GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
music conservatory curricula
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private piano instruction ⓘ |
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