15 Sinfonias, BWV 787-801 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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14 more: 2. Sinfonia in C minor, BWV 788 • 3. Sinfonia in D major, BWV 789 • 4. Sinfonia in D minor, BWV 790 • 5. Sinfonia in E♭ major, BWV 791 • 6. Sinfonia in E major, BWV 792 • 7. Sinfonia in E minor, BWV 793 • 8. Sinfonia in F major, BWV 794 • 9. Sinfonia in F minor, BWV 795 • 10. Sinfonia in G major, BWV 796 • 11. Sinfonia in G minor, BWV 797 • 12. Sinfonia in A major, BWV 798 • 13. Sinfonia in A minor, BWV 799 • 14. Sinfonia in B♭ major, BWV 800 • 15. Sinfonia in B minor, BWV 801

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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 610
#861543: 300dpi resolution @ A4 page size; extracted from manuscript #861519 (see Inventions and Sinfonias).
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Copyist Bernhard Christian Kayser (1705–1758)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1724).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 219
The ordering of pieces differs from the holograph manuscript (P 610), possibly due to being copied from an earlier, intermediate source.
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Copyist Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 804 (41)
According to Bach digital, Kellner only copied mm. 1-15 of the Sinfonia in F minor (BWV 795); the copyist for the remaining measures of that piece is unknown.
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Squin (2010/4/28)

Copyist H.G.M. Darnköhler
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1745-55).
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Misc. Notes Toulouse Municipal Library (F-TLm): Res. Mus. B 561
#454129: Extracted from manuscript #62840 (see Inventions and Sinfonias). Introduction in German with Clavierbüchlein text, Johann Sebastian and Wilhelm Friedmann Bach autographs. Copyist's name on f.17 front Conforms to first manuscript in BWV. Dating: Musikforschunginstitut Berlin
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Publisher. Info. Compositions pour le Pianoforte - Liv.7 (pp.29-47)
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Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 3 (pp.19-42)
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15 more: 1 (1). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in C major, BWV 787 • 2 (15). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in C minor, BWV 788 • 3 (14). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in D major, BWV 789 • 4 (2). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in D minor, BWV 790 • 5 (13). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in E♭ major, BWV 791 • 6 (12). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in E major, BWV 792 • 7 (3). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in E minor, BWV 793 • 8 (4). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in F major, BWV 794 • 9 (11). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in F minor, BWV 795 • 10 (5). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in G major, BWV 796 • 11 (10). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in G minor, BWV 797 • 12 (9). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in A major, BWV 798 • 13 (6). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 799 • 14 (8). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in B♭ major, BWV 800 • 15 (7). Sinfonia (Fantasia) in B minor, BWV 801

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Editor Wolfgang Plath (1930-1995)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.90-119)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Part of the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Nos.49-63). The "Fantasia" is an alternate name to the "Sinfonia" specific to the W.F. Bach Piano Book Collection. Files put in workpage order.
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18 more: 1. Sinfonia in C major, BWV 787 • 2. Sinfonia in C minor, BWV 788 • 3. Sinfonia in D major, BWV 789 • 4. Sinfonia in D minor, BWV 790 • 5. Sinfonia in E♭ major, BWV 791 • 5. Sinfonia in E♭ major, BWV 791 (Ornamented Version) • 6. Sinfonia in E major, BWV 792 • 7. Sinfonia in E minor, BWV 793 • 8. Sinfonia in F major, BWV 794 • 9. Sinfonia in F minor, BWV 795 • 10. Sinfonia in G major, BWV 796 • 11. Sinfonia in G minor, BWV 797 • 12. Sinfonia in A major, BWV 798 • 13. Sinfonia in A minor, BWV 799 • 14. Sinfonia in B♭ major, BWV 800 • 15. Sinfonia in B minor, BWV 801 • Anhang I: BWV 790, 793, 795, 797, 799 (Ornamented Version after P 219 of Heinrich Nikolaus) • Anhang II: BWV 791 (Ornamented Version)

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Editor Georg von Dadelsen (1918-2007)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 3 (pp.34-82)
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Copyist Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1720.
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Misc. Notes Beinecke Library, Yale University (US-NHub): Music Deposit 31
Extracted from manuscript #325943 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).
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Copyist Friedrich Christian Samuel Mohrheim (1719–1780)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1735).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 222 (2)
Extracted from manuscript #865952 (see Inventions and Sinfonias).
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Copyist Johann Christian Bach @pianist^ (1743–1814)
Anon. J. S. Bach XXVI
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1760-80).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Am.B 478
Extracted from manuscript #866398 (see Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach).
Just as in the source manuscript (Klavierbüchlein), BWV 788 is absent, and BWV 789 is a fragment. Compared to the ordering of Sinfonias in the source manuscript, BWV 796 and 799 are swapped.
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Arranger Jacques Larocque
Publisher. Info. Saint-Maurice, QC: Productions du Moliantegok, 1999. Moli 242002
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For Violin, Viola and Cello (Hofmann)

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Arranger Richard Hofmann
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel, n.d. Plate 6689.
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General Information

Work Title 15 Sinfonias
Alternative. Title Dreistimmige Inventionen (Three-part inventions)
Name Aliases Three-part inventions
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 787-801 ; BC L 42–56
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 596
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 15 sinfonias:
  1. Sinfonia in C major, BWV 787
  2. Sinfonia in C minor, BWV 788
  3. Sinfonia in D major, BWV 789
  4. Sinfonia in D minor, BWV 790
  5. Sinfonia in E-flat major, BWV 791
  6. Sinfonia in E major, BWV 792
  7. Sinfonia in E minor, BWV 793
  8. Sinfonia in F major, BWV 794
  9. Sinfonia in F minor, BWV 795
  10. Sinfonia in G major, BWV 796
  11. Sinfonia in G minor, BWV 797
  12. Sinfonia in A major, BWV 798
  13. Sinfonia in A minor, BWV 799
  14. Sinfonia in B-flat major, BWV 800
  15. Sinfonia in B minor, BWV 801
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1720–23 in Inventions and Sinfonias
First Publication. 1801 (ed. J.N. Forkel)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786
External Links Wikipedia article (Inventions and Sinfonias)

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