Invention No. 15 in B minor, BWV 786

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

• As written477 notes
• Melody and left-hand roots284 notes
• Right-hand melody262 notes

What it asks of you

• Treble clef from B3 to C6, with ledger lines
• Bass clef from C2 to E4, with ledger lines
• Key signature: 2 sharps (D major or B minor)
• Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
• Rhythm: whole notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, dotted eighth notes
• Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 6ths, 5ths, octaves
• Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms