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Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772-801
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Scores
13
Scores
Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970.
Editor
Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)
Publisher
Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 3 (pp.1-82)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.
Misc. Notes
600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
Copyright
Könemann Music, 1994.
Editor
Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943)
Publisher
Budapest: Könemann Music, 1994. Plate K 110.
Misc. Notes
600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm). Urtext edition.
Copyright
Holograph manuscript, 1723.
Publisher
Holograph manuscript, 1723.
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.
#454127: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#478385: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#861519: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Note that the first piece in this manuscript is BWV 772a, the revised version with triplets.
#454127: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#478385: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#861519: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Copyright
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).
Copyist
Bernhard Christian Kayser (1705–1758)
Publisher
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).
Misc. Notes
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 219
The ordering of pieces in this manuscript differ from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
#864938: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
The ordering of pieces in this manuscript differ from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
#864938: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Copyright
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)
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
According to Bach digital, Kellner only copied mm. 1-15 of the Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 795); the copyist for the remaining measures of that piece is unknown.
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
According to Bach digital, Kellner only copied mm. 1-15 of the Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 795); the copyist for the remaining measures of that piece is unknown.
Copyright
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
Copyist
Publisher
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
Misc. Notes
Toulouse Municipal Library (F-TLm): Res. Mus. B 561
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
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
Copyright
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Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772-801
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Complete
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Complete
Complete
Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970.
Editor
Georg von Dadelsen (1918–2007)
Publisher
Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 3 (pp.1-82)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1970. Plate BA 5035.
Misc. Notes
600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Könemann Music, 1994.
Editor
Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943)
Publisher
Budapest: Könemann Music, 1994. Plate K 110.
Misc. Notes
600 dpi. Page size A4 (210 × 297mm). Urtext edition.
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Holograph manuscript, 1723.
Publisher
Holograph manuscript, 1723.
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.
#454127: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#478385: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#861519: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Note that the first piece in this manuscript is BWV 772a, the revised version with triplets.
#454127: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#478385: 300dpi resolution with 1000x787 image size
#861519: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).
Copyist
Bernhard Christian Kayser (1705–1758)
Publisher
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).
Misc. Notes
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 219
The ordering of pieces in this manuscript differ from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
#864938: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
The ordering of pieces in this manuscript differ from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
#864938: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
Copyright
Complete
Complete
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)
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
According to Bach digital, Kellner only copied mm. 1-15 of the Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 795); the copyist for the remaining measures of that piece is unknown.
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
According to Bach digital, Kellner only copied mm. 1-15 of the Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 795); the copyist for the remaining measures of that piece is unknown.
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
Copyist
Publisher
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
Misc. Notes
Toulouse Municipal Library (F-TLm): Res. Mus. B 561
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
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
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Steingräber, n.d.(ca.1880).
Editor
Hans Bischoff (1852–1889)
Translator
Alexander Lipsky (1900–1985), preface and footnotes
Publisher
Leipzig: Steingräber, n.d.(ca.1880).
Reprinted
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, 1943.
Misc. Notes
600 dpi. Page size is 10 x 13 inches. English translation by Alexander Lipsky (1900-1985) in preface and footnotes removed in first file. Name also removed from title and cover pages as well.
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Carl Fischer, 1903.
Complete
Complete
Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962.
Editor
Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)
Publisher
Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.48-77, 90-119)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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, 49-63). The "Praeambulum" is an alternate name to "Inventions" and "Fantasias" is an alternate name to the "Sinfonias" specific to the W.F. Bach Piano Book Collection.
Copyright
Complete
Complete
Nuno R. Rodrigues, 2025.
Selections
Selections
Selections
Selections
Manuscript, 1720.
Copyist
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
Unidentified
Anon. K 7
Unidentified
Anon. K 7
Publisher
Manuscript, 1720.
Holograph 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).
BWV 788 is absent in this manuscript, and BWV 789 is an early fragment.
Extracted from manuscript #325943 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).
BWV 788 is absent in this manuscript, and BWV 789 is an early fragment.
Copyright
Selections
Selections
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1735).
Copyist
Friedrich Christian Samuel Mohrheim (1719–1780)
Publisher
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1735).
Misc. Notes
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B) : Mus.ms. Bach P 222 (2)
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
The ordering of the eight pieces is BWV 774, 789, 775, 790, 776, 791, 777, 793.
The date of the manuscript is sourced from Bach digital.
Scan quality: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size (3508x2481)
The ordering of the eight pieces is BWV 774, 789, 775, 790, 776, 791, 777, 793.
The date of the manuscript is sourced from Bach digital.
Copyright
Selections
Selections
Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-80).
Copyist
Johann Christian Bach @pianist^ (1743–1814)
Anon. J. S. Bach XXVI
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).
Just as in the source manuscript (Klavierbüchlein), BWV 788 is absent, and BWV 789 is a fragment. Compared to the ordering of Sinfonias in the source manuscript, BWV 796 and 799 are swapped.
Extracted from manuscript #866398 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).
Just as in the source manuscript (Klavierbüchlein), BWV 788 is absent, and BWV 789 is a fragment. Compared to the ordering of Sinfonias in the source manuscript, BWV 796 and 799 are swapped.
Copyright