Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 sheet music

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Level 9 · Advanced, 1:06

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Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772, keyboard staff, page 1 of 3Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5441CDEFDECGCBCDGABCABGDGFGCDEFDECGGGABCABGC3C53EAGFEGFAGFEDCEDFEDCBACBDCBAGF♯AGBCBCDEGABCEF♯GABCC3C55ADCDBAGF♯EGF♯AGBACBDCEDBCDGBAGCDEF♯GEF♯DGBCDEF♯GEBCDDC3C57GGABCABGF♯ABCDBCAGABCABGDGF♯GADEF♯GEF♯DADCD"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 CommonsAttribution-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 3C3C59BDCBACBDCEDCBDC♯EGGFEDFEGFEFDEAGFEGFAGFGEC3C511DC♯DEFABC♯DF♯G♯ABCDFB♭AGFAGB♭AGFEDFEGFEDCBDCEDCBAG♯BACC3C513DEF♯G♯AF♯G♯EEDCEDCBDCAG♯BAEFDG♯FEDCBABEDECBAGF♯AG♯BACBDCEDFEAEEC3C515AAGFEGFAGGEFGAFGEFAAEDCBDC♯EDDABCDBCAC3C517FGFEDFEGFFDEFGEFDEBBDCBACBDCCGAB♭CAB♭G"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 CommonsAttribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 · Page 2 of 3
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Key facts

Level
Level 9 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (2 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
4/4
Length
22 bars, 3 pages
Playing time
1:06
Notes
458
Range
C2 to C6
  • Our difficulty score of 2 alone gives Level 6; raised to Level 9 by the contrapuntal-repertoire floor, because the score cannot see counterpoint.
  • 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. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Bach-Gesellschaft.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.