Description
Invention No.10 in G major has a lively, perpetual-motion character, with one voice in near-constant sixteenth-note movement. Though brief, it crams roughly 600 notes into its short span, demanding steady fingerwork to keep the rapid passages even. The advanced rating likely stems from balancing this density with a light, buoyant touch.
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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