Description
As the final piece in Bach's 1723 set of fifteen Three-Part Sinfonias, this B minor work, No.15, carries a darker, more introspective color than many of its companions. Despite lasting only 77 seconds and containing 708 notes, it is densely contrapuntal, with close imitation between voices that brings the set to a fittingly concentrated, advanced-level close.
A set of three-part counterpoint studies (BWV 787-801) that expand on the two-part Inventions, teaching more complex polyphony.
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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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