Invention No. 1 in C BPM
Invention No. 1 in C by J. S. Bach (composer) is usually played at 76 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in sixteenths. That is Andantino.
BPM · 4/4 · Sixteenths
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 76 BPM · Andantino
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Sixteenths
- One beat
- 789 ms
- One click
- 197 ms
- One bar
- 3.16 s
- Half time / double time
- 38 BPM / 152 BPM
- Tempo range
- Under 80 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every sixteenth note, 197 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 57 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 76.
Start the tempo trainer at 57 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:
About this tempo
There is no single recording of this piece, so this is a tempo it is commonly played at. Performances vary widely — treat it as a place to start.
Tempo list updated .