Johann Sebastian Bach: Inventions
| Invention no 1 | C Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 2 | C Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 3 | D Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 4 | D Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 5 | E-flat Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 6 | E Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
5 | | Invention no 7 | E Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 8 | F Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 9 | F Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 10 | G Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 11 | G Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 12 | A Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 13 | A Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 14 | B-flat Major |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 | | Invention no 15 | B Minor |
1723 |
Polyphonic, Piece |
6 |
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| Hi everyone ! I'm have just began to work on Bach inventions. I'm working no.1 and no.4. I just watched some videos on youtube and I noticed than lots of pianists play these pieces staccato. There is no indication for that on the score. Why do most of them play like this ? Why not legato ? Should Bach be played always staccato ? Thanks in advance. Sorry for my english, I'm not a native speaker. |
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I've been wanting to get into these in terms of playing and analyzing the theory behind them. What kind of level should I reach before I begin them?
Also, can anyone recommend any resources on how to properly analyze a piece like this? Perhaps something with a walk-through of the first, I want to do most of them myself. If not can anyone suggest how I should go about it, just a list of what to look for in a piece like this ('find the subject, identify variations' etc.) would help.
I'm away from my teacher for a good while now (couple of months), so I can't get him to help me with them in my lessons.
Thanks. |
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Or is it just me?
I've only been playing since last June, so maybe I am just not there yet. Still, I've been working on Invention 4 in D minor for several months and I'm finally getting to the point where I can play it fairly well at speed with few mistakes. Compare this to the other piece I've been splitting time with - Chopin's Nocturne in B Flat Minor (Op. 9 No. 1). I've been working on the Nocturne since mid November and I can nearly play all of it pretty well (I'm still working out problems with the 20ths near the end of the piece). This piece has come much easier to me than the Bach Invention.
Now I'm starting Invention 13 in A minor and it seems to be even more brutal. I simply cannot get my hands to play independently (and yes, I'm playing HS almost exclusively). I know it will come in time; I had the same problems with Invention 4 in the beginning.
Piano Street rates the Chopin Nocturne at Level 7 and the Inventions at level 5 and 6. Is this accurate? Do most people here agree with this? Despite being about one third as long as the Chopin Nocturne, the Invention 4 has taken me about twice as long to play decently as the Nocturne. Maybe Bach just comes more naturally to some people, although I'd expect to be one as I'm an engineer by trade! Regardless, my appreciation for Bach's genius and virtuosity has ramped up several levels since I started trying to play his "simple" stuff. |
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| so are there 24 inventions one for every note and it's relative minor? |
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