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A keyboard lesson that also opens a door to composing. Two-Part Invention No. 11, BWV 782 is an invention by Johann Sebastian Bach from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- invention
- Baroque
- stormy
History
Two-Part Invention No. 11, BWV 782 belongs to Bach's two-part Inventions. The earlier teaching notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann was begun in Köthen on 22 January 1720. Bach made a separate fair copy of the collection in 1723, revising its presentation and order. These dates mark stages in the collection's history, not the exact day this individual piece was composed. The collection reached print in 1801, long after Bach's lifetime.
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What to listen for
Two related strands
Follow the theme beside its chromatically moving counter-line.
How to practise it
Keep the running upper idea separate from the lower punctuated opening.
- Practise the first three upper beamed groups without forcing speed.
- Practise the first lower gesture with its rest before adding the upper run.
How hard is it
Long sixteenth-note chains and chromatic changes ask for reliable fingering in both independent lines. Ornaments must remain audible without sacrificing pulse or balance.
About this piece
- Collection
- A conversation in two voices
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
More by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Prelude in C major, BWV 846Level 4, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772Level 5, estimatedWith Maestro
- Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: III. PrestoLevel 9, estimatedWith Maestro
