These small masterpieces have snippets of dances in them, laments and celebrations, simplicity and complexity. In the text that accompanies the Inventions, Bach calls them ‘an honest guide.’ His Inventions and Sinfonias are marvels in demonstrating just how potent counterpoint is as an aid to expression, and how powerful a cantabile voice can be when surrounded by contradiction and elaboration.
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An instrumental training is as much a training in how to listen as in how to play. Until then I had thought of music as melody and accompaniment. The music seemed impossibly expressive and virtuosic at the time, and wholly beyond my abilities. Here were two continuous and independent voices, neither of which was subservient to the other. Simone says, “The first keyboard pieces of Bach that I remember hearing were his Inventions, when I was nine years old. Instead, I am enjoying the process as I make steady progress in my playing. These inventions are a great preparation for the more difficult Bach pieces that involve more than two voices (his fugues are in 3-4 parts). They're written in two parts, which means each hand is playing a melody. In the manuscript, two-part works are each labeled Inventio and three-part works each as a Sinfonia. Bach's inventions are solid early-advanced level pieces. Without my membership, I think my enthusiasm for learning classical guitar would have faded long ago. Bach’s threefold intention behind the Inventions and Sinfonias was: to help students play in two and three voices, to develop a cantabile style of playing and to spark interest in composition.
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Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias, originally written in 1723 as musical guide for keyboard players, remain a core part of the piano repertoire for students, amateurs, and professional musicians alike and have been lifelong companions for Simone Dinnerstein. After more than a year as a member, I remain impressed with the Woodshed, song courses, Tuesday quotes, weekly lessons, and the CGS community.
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