November 7, 2020

Bach Invention no 2 in C minor: Canon Compound

Continuing with Bach inventions we encounter another counterpoint mechanism: The canon. The subject starts in the right hand and after a while the left hand imitates exactly the same subject while it's still being created in the right hand. Henrik Kilhamn breaks apart the building blocks in this analysis video. Link to Youtube video: https://youtu.be/sNLU87J2s9o

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