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Preface.

The text of the Bach - Gesellsehaft edition has been followed. Of the various ornaments so

frequently used by Bach and the other writers of his time, many are now omitted in perfor-

mance by the best players and authorities. In this edition those that are either not authentic,

or are such as may be left out to advantage, are enclosed in parenthesis; although, after all,

it is only the judgment of the player that can determine this point. The hook that is often

used to break the slur (—- ^ —) is intended to show the divisions of the musical thought,

and is not meant to interrupt the legato phrase. It should serve merely as a punctuation mark.

Fifteen Two -Voice Inventions.3

Johann Sebastian Bach. (1685 - 1750.)

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