One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote
hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many
other instruments. He spent most of his life as a
church organist and a choir director. His music
combines profound expression with clever
musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and cannons in
which the same melody is played against itself in
various ways.
The Inventions and Sinfonias BWV 772–801, also known
as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection
of thirty short...(+)
One of the greatest composers of all time. Bach wrote
hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many
other instruments. He spent most of his life as a
church organist and a choir director. His music
combines profound expression with clever
musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and cannons in
which the same melody is played against itself in
various ways.
The Inventions and Sinfonias BWV 772–801, also known
as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection
of thirty short keyboard compositions by Johann
Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): 15 inventions, which are
2-part contrapuntal pieces, and 15 sinfonias, which are
3-part contrapuntal pieces. They were originally
written as musical exercises for his students.
The two groups of pieces are both arranged in order of
ascending key, each group covering eight major and
seven minor keys. The inventions were composed in
Köthen; the sinfonias, on the other hand, were
probably not finished until the beginning of the
Leipzig period.
Although this piece was originally written for
Harpsichord, I arranged it for Woodwind Trio (Flute,
Oboe & Bassoon).
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