15 Inventions, BWV 772-786 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from 15 Inventions. For most arrangements, see the separate pages
for the individual inventions. For the later set of 15 Sinfonias (3-part inventions), see 15 Sinfonias, BWV 787-801.

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	15 pieces
Composition Year	1720–23 in Inventions and Sinfonias
Genre Categories	Inventions; For keyboard; Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 1 player; For 2 flutes (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For 2 players (arr); For clarinet, violin (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For 2 saxophones (arr); Scores featuring the saxophone (arr); For violin, viola (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For 2 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 2 violins (arr); For 2 violas (arr); For 2 guitars (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For harp (arr); Scores featuring the harp (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works	15 Sinfonias, BWV 787-801

Performances

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For Keyboard (Cataldi)

1. Invention in C major, BWV 772
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⇒ 14 more: 2. Invention in C minor, BWV 773 • 3. Invention in D major, BWV 774 • 4. Invention in D minor, BWV 775 • 5. Invention in E♭ major, BWV 776 • 6. Invention in E major, BWV 777 • 7. Invention in E minor, BWV 778 • 8. Invention in F major, BWV 779 • 9. Invention in F minor, BWV 780 • 10. Invention in G major, BWV 781 • 11. Invention in G minor, BWV 782 • 12. Invention in A major, BWV 783 • 13. Invention in A minor, BWV 784 • 14. Invention in B♭ major, BWV 785 • 15. Invention in B minor, BWV 786

2. Invention in C minor, BWV 773
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3. Invention in D major, BWV 774
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4. Invention in D minor, BWV 775
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5. Invention in E♭ major, BWV 776
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6. Invention in E major, BWV 777
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7. Invention in E minor, BWV 778
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8. Invention in F major, BWV 779
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9. Invention in F minor, BWV 780
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10. Invention in G major, BWV 781
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11. Invention in G minor, BWV 782
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12. Invention in A major, BWV 783
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13. Invention in A minor, BWV 784
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14. Invention in B♭ major, BWV 785
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15. Invention in B minor, BWV 786
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Publisher Info.	Luigi Cataldi
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

Complete Score
*#467846 - 6.84MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4211×⇩ - JacopoTore

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Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720-23).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete score
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Squin (2010/4/28)

Copyist	H.G.M. Darnköhler
Publisher. Info.	Inventions and Sinfonias (Inventions extracted) Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Toulouse Municipal Library (F-TLm): Res. Mus. B 561 Introduction in German with Clavierbüchlein text, Johann Sebastian and Wilhelm Friedmann Bach autographs. Copyist's name on f.17 front Conforms to first manuscript in BWV. Dating: Musikforschunginstitut Berlin
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Complete Score
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NachoBA (2007/2/17)

Copyist	Peter Grönland (1761-1825)
Publisher. Info.	Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1790).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen (DK-Kk): DK-Kk, mu 9210.2682
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Complete score (Preview)
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piupianissimo (2010/5/7)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Publisher. Info.	Compositions pour le Pianoforte, Livre 7 (pp.12-28) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 2748.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
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Complete set (Preview)
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gus (2012/1/29)

Editor	Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804-1877)
Publisher. Info.	Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 3 Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1853. Plate B.W. III.
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Complete Score
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Peter (2008/7/31)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857) Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1742-1849) Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805-1889)
Publisher. Info.	Klavierwerke von Joh. Seb. Bach Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed.201, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8275
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Complete score
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Innocente (2008/9/18)

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Innocente (2008/9/18)

Editor	Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1891/1914. Plate E.B. 3127.
Reprinted	Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. (#22077)
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Misc. Notes	Instruktive Ausgabe (#22076) Russian translation (#22077)
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Complete Score
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Worov (2009/10/17)

Editor	Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Translator	Louis Charles Elson (1848-1920), English text
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1892/1917. Plate E.B. 3127.
Reprinted	New York: Associated Music Publishers, n.d.
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Complete Score
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Peter (2006/4/17)

Editor	Carl Czerny (1791-1857) Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1742-1849) Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805-1889)
Publisher. Info.	Boston: B.F. Wood, No.126, n.d.(1899-1900). Plate B.F.W. 1009-31.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Invention 8 missing and replaced by Bach-Gesellschaft edition.
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Complete Score
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JacopoTore (2017/10/28)

Editor	Bruno Mugellini (1871-1912)
Publisher. Info.	Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate E.R. 2266a.
Reprinted	Milan: Ricordi, 1983.
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Complete Score
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Color Cover
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Rob Peters (2014/4/16)

Editor	Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Publisher. Info.	Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., No.231, 1907.
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Complete Score
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Peter (2008/7/10)

Editor	Franklin Peterson (1861-1914) T. Matthew Ennis
Publisher. Info.	Melbourne: Allan & Co., n.d.[1912]. Plate A. & Co. 975.
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Complete Score (EU)
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JacopoTore (2017/2/27)

Editor	Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Publisher. Info.	Milan: Curci, 1946. Plate E. 4688 C.
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Complete score
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ndmusic (2010/7/6)

Editor	Nels Drue Daily
Publisher. Info.	ND Music Edition, No.002, 2010.
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Complete score
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Complete Score
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