Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
BWV 773 (A = 415 Hz)
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key signature
- 3 flats
- Time
- 4/4
- Length
- 27 bars
- Plays in
- about 2 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.
- As written707 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots391 notes
- Right-hand melody366 notes
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from C4 to C6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from C2 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 3 flats (E♭ major or C minor)
- Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, whole notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 6ths, 5ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. Credits