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Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786

1722–1723

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Total duration: 20'

1. C major, BWV 772
1. C major, BWV 772 (alternative version)
2. C minor, BWV 773
3. D major, BWV 774
4. D minor, BWV 775
5. E-flat major, BWV 776
6. E major, BWV 777
7. E minor, BWV 778
8. F major, BWV 779
9. F minor, BWV 780
10. G major, BWV 781
11. G minor, BWV 782
12. A major, BWV 783
13. A minor, BWV 784
14. B-flat major, BWV 785
15. B minor, BWV 786

Earlier versions of the inventions (BWV³ 772.1–786.1) exist in the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach; the differences compared to the later versions (BWV³ 772.2–786.2) are generally minor.

Recommended editions

Neue Bach-Ausgabe (Bärenreiter) · V, 3 · BA 5035-01 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Georg van Dadelsen [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Neue Bach-Ausgabe (Bärenreiter) · V, 5 · BA 5021-01 · Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann · ed. Wolfgang Plath [version from the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]
Associated Board · Inventions & Sinfonias · ed. Richard Jones [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Bärenreiter · BA 5150 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Georg van Dadelsen [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Bärenreiter · BA 5241 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Georg van Dadelsen [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Bärenreiter · BA 5163 · Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach · ed. Wolfgang Plath [version from the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]
Henle · HN 589 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Ullrich Scheideler [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Henle · HN 590 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Ullrich Scheideler [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Henle · HN 1589 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Ullrich Scheideler [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Peters · EP 11422 · 15 zweistimmige Inventionen / 15 dreistimmige Sinfonien · ed. Ulrich Bartels [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Peters · EP 11242 · ed. Ulrich Bartels [including alternative version of BWV 772]
Peters · EP 11502 · Clavier-Büchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach · ed. Christoph Wolff [version from the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]
Wiener Urtext · UT 50253 · Inventionen und Sinfonien · ed. Ulrich Leisinger [including BWV 772a and a further version of BWV 778]

1. C major, BWV 772

The Neue Bach-Ausgabe gives this invention in versions with and without Bach’s later triplet additions.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 1.5

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 1. C major, BWV 772

1. C major, BWV 772 (alternative version)

In BWV^1,2,2a, this version is identified as BWV 772a.

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 1. C major, BWV 772 (alternative version)

2. C minor, BWV 773

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 2. C minor, BWV 773

3. D major, BWV 774

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 3. D major, BWV 774

4. D minor, BWV 775

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 1.5

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 4. D minor, BWV 775

5. E-flat major, BWV 776

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 5. E-flat major, BWV 776

6. E major, BWV 777

Duration: 3' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 6. E major, BWV 777

7. E minor, BWV 778

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 7. E minor, BWV 778

8. F major, BWV 779

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 8. F major, BWV 779

9. F minor, BWV 780

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 9. F minor, BWV 780

10. G major, BWV 781

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 10. G major, BWV 781

11. G minor, BWV 782

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 11. G minor, BWV 782

12. A major, BWV 783

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 12. A major, BWV 783

13. A minor, BWV 784

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 13. A minor, BWV 784

14. B-flat major, BWV 785

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 14. B-flat major, BWV 785

15. B minor, BWV 786

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Fifteen Inventions, BWV 772–786; 15. B minor, BWV 786

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