Bach: Invention 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (Urtext Edition)

Sheet music for piano or harpsichord.

Invention No. 8 in F Major by Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 779, from Fifteen Two-Part Inventions (BWV 772-786).

Source: Final Autograph, manuscript preserved at the Berlin State Library.

00:00 Titles - Canon Head, Middle & Tail - Cadence
00:21 Canon Head - Canon Head
00:35 Episode - Canon Middle
00:48 Canon Tail - Cadence

[firstfrontfamily]

My son just played this song. He played when he was 9 year old. As I remembered, he cried when he couldn't play it. However, he practiced again and again many times many months. Then, now he can play this.

[echomjp]

This piece is quite a lot of fun to play, and does a good job of forcing me to practice with both hands fairly equally. This piece I can play, but still not play perfectly - I hope to have it "mastered" fairly soon. Other than this, Bach's other inventions are quite useful in improving my ability to play piano, and I hope that after another few months practicing them I'll be confident enough to move on to more difficult things. I had originally taught myself two of Scott Joplin's ragtime pieces, but while those are also fun to play - I feel that they aren't as "educational" at these pieces.

It always helps to have an audio reference when attempting to learn how to play something, even from sheet music, so I appreciate this piece being here. It also is often difficult to find pieces at a reasonable rhythm either - while I know that pieces like this can be played at almost any speed and still be "correct, " it is not very useful to a beginner like myself to have examples of songs being played twice as fast as normal by experts who effectively are showing off their speed. Subjectively speaking, I prefer "not too fast, not too slow" for pieces like this, anyway, as trying to play pieces more quickly than is needed isn't all that pleasant on my ears. This piece is fairly "quick" by beginner standards, but has a very predictable rhythm to it that I think makes it easier to get through.

[dieDAistES]

My son is 18 an he plays it with this thank you verry much for beeing soo hyped❤😂

[thehappypiano]

I’m learning this peace and invention no10 😊👍

[lobitozld]

I haven't realized until now that this song was used in Treasure mathstorm... So nostalgic

[lawbnowercuj]

i had to play this at a concert a while ago and i messed up super bad lmaooo

[patgorrell]

I played this song for grade 8.rcm exam in1970 . Iwas 11.istillplay from memory .

[inthewilderness]

Bach obviously stole the beginning section of this from the part used during the ending of The Beatle's, All You Need Is Love.😊

[madeleinemiller]

I have to learn this in under a month for an audition at an arts school. 😰😯 🎹

[chewykandi]

I'm trying to learn this, but it's proving to be tricky. Does anyone have tips for me?

[周楠-ou]

I am 9 years old and I play this song 😊

[josephchristenson]

I used to know this song perfectly by heart. Now, I can't even get past the second measure.

[myg_seesaw]

Lmao I just started playing this and it is getting on my last nerves

[GoofyVirginian]

Currently learning this and it's such a pain in the @$$ 😩😩

[seeratsohal]

Guys listen carefully to the end of "all yiu need is love" the beatles.

[Andrevivace]

what speed did you put on the metronome?

[kyliedunavant]

My daughter is cutting her hair she cried harder

[AliceShi-lg]

I payed this and messed up in front of my crush in a concert 😂😅

[RobertKrebs-oy]

I'm wondering if it's just me but I only hear the left hand when listening to this piece