Description
Sharing its key center with the A major invention, this A minor piece follows directly after it. It carries a restrained, minor-key wistfulness, yet the voices continue to exchange material actively. Compact in duration, it demands focus to project the intricate contrapuntal interplay within its short span.
A set of 15 two-part counterpoint studies (BWV 772-786) that Bach composed for his son's musical education.
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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