Invention 14 BWV 785


J.S. Bach’s Invention 14 in the key of Bb is a rhythmical work and a movement in which figuration is a substitute for ornamentation Bach played his music on mechanical instruments and for the modern player much can be learnt about playing by occasionally practicing on a silent keyboard. This could be a keyboard or even an organ which is a quite an appropriate instrument on which to play the Bach inventions. A lively movement which is excellent for improving strength in the weaker 4th and 5 fingers. Keyboard players will need to be aware of how the phrases are shaped and some of the leaps will need some attention. A lightness in the playing touch and hands is essential if the invention is to played at tempo without the hands becoming tense. Ornaments are omitted in this movement but make way for some exacting and rhythmic figuration. The realisation plays back at 60 quarter note or crotchet beats to the minute. There are different approaches to playing this invention and keyboard players should spend time listening to performances of the work on streaming media.. The Bach Inventions are generally intermediate level movements when played on a keyboard instrument The principle behind J. S. Bach’s two part inventions is to take a musical idea or motive and then process it following the rules of good contrapuntal writing using the compositional processes of the baroque and at the same time referencing the closely related keys in the journey. Inversion, repetition, sequence, transposition, rhythmic augmentation/diminution amongst other processes are evident in Bach’s inventions as most other music of the baroque period. J. S. Bach composed 15 Inventions in a collection dating from 1723 intended to introduce keyboard players to composition techniques of the baroque. They are excellent pieces for developing a sound and secure keyboard technique. There is opportunity to distribute the weight between the hands to give prominence to the entries of thematic material. This is an important aspect of piano playing. A plain score is attached to the edited music score,





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