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Two-Part Invention No. 5 in E♭ major, BWV 776

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This guide follows Bach’s Two-Part Invention No. 5 in E♭ major, BWV 776 (1723) in one part.

Recording: András Schiff (piano)

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0:00–1:19

I: one hand sets out the four- , the other answers it in B-flat major, and three of follow. II: the comes back in C minor and then in F minor, and later of the fall step by step in the lower voice. III: the music is back in E-flat major, and the carries on to the end without a marked break.

  1. I
  2. II

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