The Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801, also known as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection of thirty short keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): 15 inventions, which are two-part contrapuntal pieces, and 15 sinfonias, which are three-part contrapuntal pieces. They were originally written as musical exercises for his students.
Date of composition | 1723 (1720–23) |
First published | 1801 |
Type | Invention |
Tonality | B Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 786 |
Instruments | Keyboard |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Invention n°15 en si mineur, BWV 786 Johann Sebastian Bach: Invenzione n. 15 in si minore, BWV 786 Johann Sebastian Bach: Invention Nr. 15 h-moll, BWV 786 |