Description
This piece is filled with the warm sonority of B-flat major. Within a compact 72 seconds and 613 notes, refined counterpoint lies hidden beneath its gentle melody. Maintaining that gentle character while precisely passing lines between voices makes it a fine study piece for intermediate players.
A set of three-part counterpoint studies (BWV 787-801) that expand on the two-part Inventions, teaching more complex polyphony.
Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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