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Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779

17231 min

This guide follows Bach’s Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779 (1723) in one part.

Recording: András Schiff (piano) (2021)

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0:05–0:52

I: the , a broken chord in steady eighth notes, is imitated a later by the other voice, so the two lines chase each other as a . II: the enters in C major, but instead of continuing the the music modulates, starting with G minor, and reuses earlier . III: the , and the piece closes in F major without repeating the opening in full.

  1. I
  2. II

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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