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Johann Sebastian Bach - Inventions : Invention, no 1
Key: C Major	Published: 1723
Level: 5	Period: Baroque
Piano score PS Urtext
Piano score Czerny edition
Piano score autograph manuscript

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Inventions Bach
February 01, 2012, 03:46:16 AM by faa2010

Here is my record of Invention 1. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Bach invention no 1 trouble
May 10, 2011, 11:44:24 AM by supapiano225

I can play hands sepratley but i cant seem to connect
them together,
how do you play the first melody of the RH with the LH while the RH plays the Trill at the start
of the piece.
Plus how do you read the trills in the invention using only the fingering numbers?

i know this makes me sound like a real begginer
but i really want to play this piece.

Hope you can help

yours: student in need Sad

Bach inventions number 1 in C and number 8 in F
February 11, 2011, 05:04:19 AM by roger_1948

Well it finally happened my wife pushed me into posting something. So here goes . Two Bach inventions both very easy and yet i have worked my tail off on these. Three and 1/2 years of study and progress comes by inches and sweat. I wonder if I will ever to be able to really play anything before im 70. Leaves me 7 plus years.

Anyway there played on my brand spanking new Yamaha C7 in my brand spanking new custom studio on the back of my house and recorded on my brand spanking new $7000.00 dollar recording system. At least if my playing isnt very good, my piano and recording equipment are top notch. Well without further ado here is what 3 hours a day of constant practice can do for even someone like me.

Any and all corrections would be appreciated.

Semper Fi, Roger

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