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Offline jicjac123

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bach 3 part inventions(sinfonias)
on: November 28, 2014, 06:46:06 PM
can you tell me the order of difficulty for the Bach sinfonia's please? as i want to start learning them.

Offline gr8ape

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Re: bach 3 part inventions(sinfonias)
Reply #1 on: November 28, 2014, 08:38:07 PM
Pretty sure they are all similar in terms of difficulty, and you can probably tell looking at the notes and the key....start with c major one...

Offline richardb

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Re: bach 3 part inventions(sinfonias)
Reply #2 on: November 28, 2014, 08:55:39 PM
Many years ago a cat named Bernhard graded them here:
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,5323.msg50895.html#msg50895
He also assigned grades to the two-part inventions, french suites, and others..

I'd say play the one you love the most.  I'm working on no. 11 in G minor for my first one. The D major (no.3) also appealed to me and doesn't seem too difficult.  Let us know which one you decide on. 

Offline jicjac123

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Re: bach 3 part inventions(sinfonias)
Reply #3 on: November 28, 2014, 10:06:32 PM
yes i think i might do no. 3 in d major as it seems do-able and relatively interesting
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