Chamber Music Harpsichord

SKU: PR.110418390

Composed by Eric Ewazen. Full score. 11 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #110-41839. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.110418390).

ISBN 9781491134603. UPC: 680160685158.

Eric Ewazen’s THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach’s Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen’s inventions maintain a pure “one note per hand” texture until their final chord, with strong-but-free imitative counterpoint between the two voices. While Ewazen may be best known for his wind music, he is a pianist himself, and composers’ works for their own instrument are a direct insight into how they write for their own performances. The piano adaptation of THREE INVENTIONS is also available as a separate publication.
THREE INVENTIONS was written for my dear friend Maria Rojas, who premiered the work on a faculty recital at Juilliard. Maria is both a pianist and a harpsichordist, and I first met her when she gave a demonstration of the harpsichord for the students in my theory classes.I’ve always been captivated by Bach’s series of Two-Part and Three-Part Inventions. With the Two-Part Inventions, I’m amazed how Bach could create such wonderful intricacy and counterpoint with only two voices. I consequently modeled my inventions after the counterpoint of Bach, involving the traditional contrapuntal devices he used: imitation, development, harmonic and modal shifts, fragmentation, and sequence, essentially creating a dialog between two completely equal voices conversing with each other!Bach wrote 15 Two-Part Inventions (as well as 15 Three-Part Inventions, not to mention the 48 preludes and fugues in The Well-Tempered Clavier!), and that’s just the start of his voluminous repertoire for the keyboard! I was happy just to write three!!!Each of my inventions has a distinctive mood. The first is in a relaxed, yet cheerful C Major tonality (as a nod to Bach’s Invention No. 1 in C Major); the second is heartfelt and lyrical; and the third invention (involving a Gigue rhythm in the compound meter of 12/8) is energetic, and full of life and spontaneity. The third is primarily in a minor tonality, resulting in a feeling of drama, bringing the THREE INVENTIONS to an exciting finale.

(three Bach inventions for mallet duo). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by Brian Slawson. Mallet Duet. For 1 small marimba (4 octave), one 4.3 octave marimba (low A) NOTE: If necessary, the treble clef part (small marimba) may be played on vibraphone (2 players). Percussion Duets. Medium. Score and parts on CD-ROM. 8 pages. Duration 3'10 . Published by Tapspace Publications

(Two- and Three-Part Inventions) Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Willard A. Palmer. For piano solo. Format: piano solo book. With introductory text, instructional text, standard notation and fingerings. Baroque. Series: Alfred Masterworks Editions. 112 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Alfred Publishing.
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(Two- and Three-Part Inventions) Played by Valery Lloyd-Watts, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Willard A. Palmer. Performance CD. CD Only - no sheet music. Series: Alfred Masterworks Editions. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Piano SKU: HU.HN589 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ullrich Scheideler. Piano and Keyboard, Repertoire, Solos. Inventions and Sinfonias. Baroque, Classical. Softcover Book. 99 pages. G. Henle #HN589. Published by G. Henle

Two Flutes

SKU: SU.28110100

For Two Flutes. Composed by Steven R. Lebetkin. Woodwinds, Flute/Piccolo. Flute Duo. Score. Subito Music Corporation #28110100. Published by Subito Music Corporation (SU.28110100).

Three short duos of moderate difficulty.2 Flutes Duration: 3' Composed: 1975 Published by: Distributed Composer.

The Process of Invention by Christopher Deane. Marimba Solo - Unaccompanied. For marimba solo (marimba (low A)). Level 5. Book. Duration 14 minutes. Published by Innovative Percussion

By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Hans Bischoff, translated by Alexander Lipsky. For Piano. Book; CD; Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalmus Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. 68 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.490011640

Inventions 19 - 36. Composed by Robert Baksa. Full score. With Standard notation. 48 pages. Composers Library Editions #490-01164. Published by Composers Library Editions (PR.490011640).

UPC: 680160602599. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Inspired by the two- and three-part inventions of Bach, Baksa's 36 Canonic Inventions were composed in the early 1980s but are now available complete in two volumes. Each two voice invention is followed by a three voice invention in the same key so that the result is somewhat like the Master of Master's Preludes and Fugues. Many of these pieces were premiered by Harpsichordist Elaine Comparone but they are equally suitable for performance on piano or pianoforte. --American composer Lee Hoiby once asked me where I learned to write counterpoint. I told him that I learned by writing my Canonic Inventions.-- (Robert Baksa).

Chamber Music Piano

SKU: PR.490011630

Inventions 1-18. Composed by Robert Baksa. Full score. With Standard notation. 48 pages. Composers Library Editions #490-01163. Published by Composers Library Editions (PR.490011630).

UPC: 680160599387. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Inspired by the two and three part inventions of Bach, Baksa's 36 Canonic Inventions were composed in the early 1980s but are now available complete in two volumes. Each two voice invention is followed by a three voice invention in the same key so that the result is somewhat like the Master of Master's Preludes and Fugues. Many of these pieces were premiered by Harpsichordist Elaine Comparone but they are equally suitable for performance on piano or pianoforte. American composer Lee Hoiby once asked me where I learned to write counterpoint. I told him that I learned by writing my Canonic Inventions. (Robert Baksa).

Piano

SKU: BT.MUSACF017434

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Classical. Book Only. Choudens #MUSACF017434. Published by Choudens (BT.MUSACF017434).

French.

Bach 's Inventions is a collection of 15 Two-Part and 15 Three-Part pieces. Originally composed as pedagogical exercises for his students, their contrapuntal composition still works brilliantly as an introduction and practice in counterpoint. Bach  wrote the Inventions  as a way for his students to practise playing in two parts, then, after some progress, in three parts; with an end goal of becoming more accomplished at composition. The two groups of pieces are arranged in order of ascending key, with each covering eight major and seven minor keys.

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Masterworks; Piano Collection (Miniature Score). Kalmus Edition. Form: Concerto; Suite. Baroque; Masterwork. Score. 112 pages. Kalmus Classic Edition #00-K00714. Published by Kalmus Classic Edition

Inventions and Sinfonias: Two- and Three-Part Inventions (Inventionen und Sinfonien: Zwei- und drestimmige Inventionen). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. For piano. Baroque. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Full score. Standard notation. 112 pages. Published by Wiener Urtext/Vienna Urtext

(Revised Edition - Piano Solo). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Ulrich Scheideler. For Piano Solo (Piano). Henle Music Folios. SMP Level 10 (Advanced). Softcover. 52 pages. G. Henle #HN592. Published by G. Henle

(Revised Edition without Fingering - Piano Solo). Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Ulrich Scheideler. For Piano Solo. Henle Music Folios. SMP Level 10 (Advanced). Softcover. G. Henle #HN1592. Published by G. Henle

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Dr. Hans Bischoff and translated by Alexander Lipsky. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalmus Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. 68 pages. Kalmus Classic Edition #00-K03044. Published by Kalmus Classic Edition

Piano Solo. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Carl Czerny. Piano Method. Size 9x12 inches. 64 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Piano Solo. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by W. Mason. Piano Collection. Size 9x12 inches. 64 pages. Published by Schirmer.

Piano Solo. By Johann Sebastian Bach. Piano Method. 40 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

(Complete) Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924). Collection for solo piano. 71 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by William Mason. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Kalmus Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. 36 pages. Kalmus Classic Edition #00-K09849. Published by Kalmus Classic Edition

By John Cage (1912-1992). For Any three or more instruments encompassing the range g to g''. Solo with Obligatto Accompaniment of Two Voices in Canon, and Six Short Inventions on the Subjects of the Solo. Modern. Score. Duration 15 minutes