Intermediate pieces
Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Intermediate · Estimated from the notes (2 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) for solo piano, in keyboard staff notation. Intermediate level, 22 bars, about 1:06 long.
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Key facts
Time signature 4/4
Length 22 bars, 3 pages
Playing time 1:06
Notes 458
Range C2 to C6
Raw heuristic score 2 gives beginner; raised by the contrapuntal-repertoire floor (see report). The source file does not write out repeats, so marked repeats sound and show once. Source and licence This keyboard staff edition and its PDF are shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 , the same licence as the source.
"Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Typeset by jeff covey for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=40). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).
Source: The Mutopia Project , from the edition Bach-Gesellschaft.
Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, keyboard staff, page 1 of 3 Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Compact keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page. C C D D E F F G G A A B Dashed line: C D · Solid line: F G A · Flat bottom: E B · Flat top: F C · Oval in a gap: D G A C5 Middle C C3 C4 4 4 4 4 1 C5 Middle C C3 C4 3 C5 Middle C C3 C4 5 C5 Middle C C3 C4 7 "Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Typeset by jeff covey for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=40). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 · Page 1 of 3 Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, keyboard staff, page 2 of 3 C5 Middle C C3 C4 9 C5 Middle C C3 C4 11 C5 Middle C C3 C4 13 C5 Middle C C3 C4 15 C5 Middle C C3 C4 17 "Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Typeset by jeff covey for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=40). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 · Page 2 of 3 Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, keyboard staff, page 3 of 3 C5 Middle C C3 C4 19 C5 Middle C C3 C4 21 "Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Typeset by jeff covey for The Mutopia Project (https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=40). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 · Page 3 of 3