Description
Placed among the later inventions, this A major piece moves quickly and is dense with notes, making it one of the more technically demanding of the fifteen Two-Part Inventions. Its figure passes back and forth between the hands in close imitation, requiring the momentum to carry the piece through without slowing down.
A set of 15 two-part counterpoint studies (BWV 772-786) that Bach composed for his son's musical education.
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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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