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Bach, Johann Sebastian

15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

1720

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15 inventions

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970.

Editor

Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)

Publisher

Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 3 (pp.1-33)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.

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600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Könemann Music, 1994.

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Publisher

Budapest: Könemann Music, 1994. Plate K 110.

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600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm).

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Manuscript, 1720.

Copyist

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
Unidentified
Anon. K 7

Publisher

Manuscript, 1720.
Holograph manuscript, 1720.

Misc. Notes

Beinecke Library, Yale University (US-NHub) : Music Deposit 31
Extracted from manuscript #325943 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).

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Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720-23).

Publisher

Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720-23).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 610
Note that the first piece in this manuscript is BWV 772a, the revised version with triplets.
Extracted from Inventions and Sinfonias.

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).

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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 219
The ordering of pieces differs from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
Scan quality: 300dpi @ A4 page size
Extracted from manuscript #864938 (see Inventions and Sinfonias)

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).

Copyist

Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772)

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 804 (41)
Extracted from manuscript #865692 (see Inventions and Sinfonias).

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

1720

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15 inventions

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Librarian’s choice

15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Librarian’s choice

Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970.

Editor

Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)

Publisher

Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 3 (pp.1-33)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.

Misc. Notes

600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Librarian’s choice

15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Könemann Music, 1994.

Editor

Publisher

Budapest: Könemann Music, 1994. Plate K 110.

Misc. Notes

600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm).

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Manuscript, 1720.

Copyist

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
Unidentified
Anon. K 7

Publisher

Manuscript, 1720.
Holograph manuscript, 1720.

Misc. Notes

Beinecke Library, Yale University (US-NHub) : Music Deposit 31
Extracted from manuscript #325943 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).

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Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720-23).

Publisher

Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720-23).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 610
Note that the first piece in this manuscript is BWV 772a, the revised version with triplets.
Extracted from Inventions and Sinfonias.

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).

Copyist

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 219
The ordering of pieces differs from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
Scan quality: 300dpi @ A4 page size
Extracted from manuscript #864938 (see Inventions and Sinfonias)

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).

Copyist

Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772)

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 804 (41)
Extracted from manuscript #865692 (see Inventions and Sinfonias).

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).

Misc. Notes

Toulouse Municipal Library (F-TLm): Res. Mus. B 561
#454111: Extracted from manuscript #62840 (see Inventions and Sinfonias). 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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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-80).

Copyist

Johann Christian Bach @pianist^ (1743–1814)
Anon. J. S. Bach XXVI

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-80).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Am.B 478
Extracted from manuscript #866398 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1790).

Copyist

Peter Grönland (1761–1825)

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1790).

Misc. Notes

Det Kgl. Bibliotek, Copenhagen (DK-Kk) : DK-Kk, mu 9210.2682

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C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1840).

Editor

Carl Czerny (1791–1857)

Publisher

Compositions pour le Pianoforte, Livre 7 (pp.12-28)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate 2748.

Misc. Notes

Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monochrome.

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Breitkopf und Härtel, 1853.

Editor

Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804–1877)

Publisher

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 3 (pp.1-18)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1853. Plate B.W. III.

Misc. Notes

scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning)

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C.F. Peters, No. 201, n.d.(ca.1890).

Editor

Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1742–1849)
Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805–1889)

Publisher

Klavierwerke von Joh. Seb. Bach
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No. 201, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8275.

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Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.

Editor

Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)

Publisher

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate 11328.

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Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891/1914.

Editor

Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)

Publisher

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1891/1914. Plate E.B. 3127.

Reprinted

Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. (#22077)

Misc. Notes

Instruktive Ausgabe (#22076)
Russian translation (#22077)

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Breitkopf und Härtel, 1892/1917.

Editor

Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)

Translator

Louis Charles Elson (1848–1920), English text

Publisher

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1892/1917. Plate E.B. 3127.

Reprinted

New York: Associated Music Publishers, n.d.

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B.F. Wood, No. 126, n.d.(1899-1900).

Editor

Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl (1742–1849)
Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805–1889)

Publisher

Boston: B.F. Wood, No. 126, n.d.(1899-1900). Plate B.F.W. 1009-31.

Misc. Notes

Invention 8 missing and replaced by Bach-Gesellschaft edition.

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Ricordi, n.d.

Editor

Bruno Mugellini (1871–1912)

Publisher

Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate E.R. 2266a.

Reprinted

Milan: Ricordi, 1983.

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Carl Fischer, 1903.

Editor

Carl Czerny (1791–1857)

Publisher

New York: Carl Fischer, 1903. Plate 7158-62.

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Oliver Ditson Co., No. 231, 1907.

Editor

Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909)

Publisher

Boston: Oliver Ditson Co., No. 231, 1907.

Misc. Notes

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Contains prefaces by Prout and Percy Goetschius (1853-1943).

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Allan & Co., n.d.[1912].

Publisher

Melbourne: Allan & Co., n.d.[1912]. Plate A. & Co. 975.

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Boston Music Co., 1912.

Editor

Bernhardus Boekelman (1838–1930)

Publisher

Boston: Boston Music Co., 1912.

Misc. Notes

Analysed for self-instruction in polychromatic notation

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Curci, 1946.

Editor

Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)

Publisher

Milan: Curci, 1946. Plate E. 4688 C.

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Ricordi, 1951.

Editor

Bruno Mugellini (1871–1912)

Publisher

Milan: Ricordi, 1951. Plate E. R. 2364.

Misc. Notes

Reprints of 1970, 1999. Ricordi's 1951 claim is fraudulent as they merely excerpted the music from Mugellini's extensively annotation edition (see above) issued around 1900. The 1951 claim was never renewed in the USA in any case.

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Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962.

Editor

Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)

Publisher

Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.48-77)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.

Misc. Notes

600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Part of the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Nos.32-46).

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

ND Music Edition, No.002, 2010.

Publisher

ND Music Edition, No.002, 2010.

Misc. Notes

Urtext edition from the autograph manuscript. Typeset in LilyPond 2.12.3.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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Luigi Cataldi.

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Luigi Cataldi

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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Ritter von Schleyer Verlag.

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Ritter von Schleyer Verlag

Misc. Notes

Includes fingerings.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Contrapunctus Press, 2021.

Publisher

Contrapunctus Press, 2021.

Misc. Notes

This score is a scholarly edition based upon original sources and is presented without fingering or editorial additions.

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Viktor Keil.

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Viktor Keil

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Knute Snortum, 2023.

Editor

Knute Snortum (b. 1960)

Publisher

Knute Snortum, 2023.

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Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1735).

Publisher

Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1735).

Misc. Notes

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 222 (2)
Extracted from manuscript #865952 (see Inventions and Sinfonias).

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

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15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
15 Inventions, BWV 772-786

Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2009.

Publisher

Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2009

Misc. Notes

These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. - Urtext

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Manuscript, 1976.

Copyist

Takashi Maeno

Publisher

Manuscript, 1976.

Misc. Notes

Carlo Vidusso handwrote the original score with fingerings in 1976. Later, his last pupil, Takashi Maeno, compiled the score and converted it into a PDF using the notation software Finale.

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