Description
Johann Sebastian Bach was not only an extremely skilled composer, but also an ingenious teacher. Even today, many piano students learn the basics of technique with his ŒñInventionsŒî und ŒñSinfoniasŒî and at the same time the most important elements of ŒñclassicalŒî music. Bach called the 15 two-part pieces ŒñInventionsŒî and the three-part ones ŒñSinfoniasŒî. He wrote a preface to the musical text, dedicating it to Œñamateurs of the piano, but in particular to those who desire to learnŒî. BachŒÍs preface and a table with the most common ornaments in the ŒñClavierbí_chlein fí_r WilhelmFriedemann BachŒî are also reproduced in the Henle edition. The complete collection of inventions and sinfonias (HN 64) is also available.