J.S. Bach Selected Two-Part Inventions Arranged and Edited for Two Mandolins
“I worked hard. Anyone equally industrious will succeed just as well.” -- J.S. Bach
"Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint."-- Thomas Beecham
J.S. Bach Selected Two-Part Inventions-- arranged for two mandolins in
tab and standard notation, with suggested fingerings-- by Debora Chen.
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--Invention 4 excerpt:
Mando I tab
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Mando II tab
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Bach described his two-part inventions as a method "in which
enthusiasts of the keyboard are shown a way to play cleanly in two
parts..." Eight of the original fifteen inventions are presented here,
arranged as mandolin duets, but a mandolinist who learns both (equally
melodious) parts will no doubt find playing and hearing both parts
rewarding by trading parts with a friend, recording and over-dubbing
the other part, or using the pre-recorded tracks below. Inventions
included are: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15.
For mandolinists trying to break away from tab, the score is
provided in notation only for reading practice and may be read by two
mandolinists sharing a stand; the parts for mandolin I and mandolin II
include standard notation, and tab/suggested fingerings for reference
as needed, or for mandolinists who prefer reading tab. (Editing favors
easiest-to-reach fingering.) Includes running bar numbers for easy
rehearsal. The score and mandolin I are bound in one book (39 pages),
mandolin II is included as a separate pull-out booklet (18 pages). $16.95