Composition: 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | 15 Inventions |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 772-786 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 15 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Inventions |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 flutes | Wilhelm Schönicke |
| view | Complete | clarinet and violin | Aliosha Bielenberg |
| view | Complete | 2 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | violin and viola | Ferdinand David |
| view | Complete | violin and viola | John Harvey |
| view | Complete | clarinet | Tom Van der Grinten |
| view | Selections | 2 treble recorders | — |
| view | Selections | treble recorder and violin | — |
| view | Selections | clarinet and cello | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Selections | 2 guitars | Anton Höger |
| view | Selections | 2 violins | Yuly Konyus |
| view | Selections | 2 violins | — |
| view | Selections | 2 violas | — |
| view | Selections | violin and cello | Julián Tavela |
| view | Selections | 2 cellos | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Selections | harp | Alfred Kastner |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1907 | Color Cover · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Melbourne: Allan & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Boston Music Co. | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Milan: Curci | 1946 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1951 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | ND Music Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MUP, Latex, Shell script) · view Engraving files (PMX, TeX, Makefile) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Contrapunctus Press | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Invention in C major, BWV 772 · view 4. Invention in D minor, BWV 775 · view 6. Invention in E major, BWV 777 · view 8. Invention in F major, BWV 779 · view 10. Invention in G major, BWV 781 · view 13. Invention in A minor, BWV 784 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2009 | 1. Invention in C major, BWV 772 · view 8. Invention in F major, BWV 779 · view 11. Invention in G minor, BWV 782 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flutes |
Zimmermann | 1902 | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and violin |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score (Soprano/Baritone) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola |
— | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet |
Tom Van der Grinten | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 treble recorders; selections | — | — | BWV 774, 776, 779, 780, 784 · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for treble recorder and violin; selections | Karl Heinrich Möseler Verlag | 1972 | BWV 772, 775, 777, 781 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and cello ; selections |
— | — | BWV 775 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 guitars ; selections |
— | — | BWV 772, 774, 775, 778-781, 784 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins ; selections |
Berlin: Buchhandlung-Musikverlag Rodina | 1922 | BWV 772-774, 779, 781, 786 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins; selections | — | — | BWV 772, 775, 779, 781, 784 · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violas; selections | — | — | BWV 772, 775, 779, 781, 784 · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello ; selections |
Julián Tavela | 2022 | BWV 772, 775, 779 - Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 cellos ; selections |
— | — | BWV 775 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp ; selections |
Carl Simon | 1913 | BWV 772, 779, 784, 785 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) | — | 1. Invention in C major, BWV 772 · file 2. Invention in C minor, BWV 773 · file 3. Invention in D major, BWV 774 · file 4. Invention in D minor, BWV 775 · file 5. Invention in E-flat major, BWV 776 · file 6. Invention in E major, BWV 777 · file 7. Invention in E minor, BWV 778 · file 8. Invention in F major, BWV 779 · file 9. Invention in F minor, BWV 780 · file 10. Invention in G major, BWV 781 · file 11. Invention in G minor, BWV 782 · file 12. Invention in A major, BWV 783 · file 13. Invention in A minor, BWV 784 · file 14. Invention in B-flat major, BWV 785 · file 15. Invention in B minor, BWV 786 · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Keyboard (Cataldi) | 1. Invention in C major, BWV 772 · file 2. Invention in C minor, BWV 773 · file 3. Invention in D major, BWV 774 · file 4. Invention in D minor, BWV 775 · file 5. Invention in Emajor, BWV 776 · file 6. Invention in E major, BWV 777 · file 7. Invention in E minor, BWV 778 · file 8. Invention in F major, BWV 779 · file 9. Invention in F minor, BWV 780 · file 10. Invention in G major, BWV 781 · file 11. Invention in G minor, BWV 782 · file 12. Invention in A major, BWV 783 · file 13. Invention in A minor, BWV 784 · file 14. Invention in Bmajor, BWV 785 · file 15. Invention in B minor, BWV 786 · file |
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