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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 472x Score — 143x
Clavier / Cembalo — 103x , Violino — 119x , Violoncello — 101x

The sources of Sonata in G major for Clavier / Cembalo, Violin and Violoncello [Wq 90/2, H. 523] are: 1) manuscript of parts, Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (D-LEb)) Go. S. 36, RISM ID no.: 200018200; 2) printed edition by B. C. Breitkopf, Leipzig, 1776, IMSLP.

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Sample page — 471x Score — 129x
Clavier — 106x , Violino — 109x , Violoncello — 107x
Presto — 58x , Andante — 55x , Presto ma non tanto — 71x

The sources of Sonata in A minor for Clavier, Violin and Violoncello [Wq 90/1, H. 522] are: 1) manuscript of parts, Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (Leipzig, Bach-Archiv (D-LEb)) Go. S. 36, RISM ID no.: 200018200; 2) printed edition by B. C. Breitkopf, Leipzig, 1776, IMSLP.

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Sample page — 414x Score — 111x
Cembalo — 101x , Violino I — 106x , Violino II — 100x , Viola — 90x , Basso — 96x
Allegretto — 70x , Adagio — 66x , Allegro assai — 67x

The main source of Concerto for Cembalo in F major (Wq 33, H. 443, 1755) is the holograph manuscript of the score, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), Mus.ms. Bach P 324 (2), RISM ID no.: 467035402. Caption title: “Concerto a Cembalo, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso di CPE Bach. [below to the right, with pencil:] 1755”. A second source consulted is the partially holograph manuscript of separate parts, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), Mus.ms. Bach P 338, RISM ID no.: 1001021442.

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Sample page — 455x Score — 115x
Cembalo — 86x , Violino I — 94x , Violino II — 83x , Viola — 90x , Basso — 87x
Allegro — 70x , Siciliana — 53x , Allegro — 72x

The source of Concerto for Cembalo in D major (Wq 27, H. 433, 1750) is the autograph of the score, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), Mus.ms. Bach P 355 (3), RISM ID no.: 467035503.

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Sample page — 493x Score — 120x
Flauto traversiere I — 105x , Flauto traversiere II — 89x , Violino I — 80x , Violino II — 79x , Viola — 87x , Basso — 86x , Cembalo — 84x
Andante — 75x , Allegro moderato — 56x , Allegretto — 74x

The source of Sonatina VI B flat major (Wq. 110, H. 459) is a manuscript of separate parts, Berlin, Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, Notenarchiv (D-Bsa), SA 4835, RISM ID no.: 469483500. Caption title: “SONATINA. V. [later corrected: "VI."] in B| a | 7. Strom: | [incipit] | Cembalo Obligato. | 2. Violini | 2. Flauti | Viola | e | Basso Ripieno | Dell. Sigl: C.P.E. Bach”.

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Sample page — 512x Score — 184x
Violino I — 81x , Violino II — 75x , Viola — 74x , Violoncello — 74x , Basso — 73x
Allegro assai — 58x , Andante — 68x , Allegro assai — 71x

The source of Concerto for Violoncello in A minor (Wq. 170, H. 432, 1750 ca.) is the autograph of the score, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikkabteilung(D-B) , Mus.ms. Bach P 355 (1), RISM ID no.: 467035501. Caption title: “Concerto a Violoncello obl. 2 Violini Viola e Basso di CPE Bach”. This concerto exists in later versions for cembalo and flute.

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Sample page — 499x Score — 101x
Violoncello — 73x , Violino I — 78x , Violino II — 125x , Viola — 74x , Basso ripieno — 73x
Allegretto — 77x , Adagio — 74x , Allegro assai — 74x

The source of Concerto for Violoncello in B major (Wq 171, H. 436, 1751) is the manuscript of parts, Stockholm, Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (Stockholm, Musik- och teaterbiblioteket (S- Skma)) - Alströmer saml. 146:19, RISM ID no.: 190009579. Caption title: “B dur. | Concerto. | à | Violoncello Concertato. | Due Violini | Viola. | Basso Ripieno. | da. | C. P. E. Bach.” This concert is an arrangement of the Cembalo Concert Wq 28, H. 434.

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Sample page — 541x Score — 93x
Cembalo — 76x , Violino I — 80x , Violino II — 76x , Viola — 78x , Basso — 76x
Allegro — 74x , Poco Adagio — 67x , Allegro assai — 53x

The source of Concerto for Cembalo in B major (Wq 36, H. 447, 1762) is the autograph of the score, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung (D-B), Mus.ms. Bach P 356 (3), RISM ID no.: 467035603. Caption title: “Concerto | a | Cembalo conc: | 2 Violini | Viola | e | Basso | di C. P. E. Bach. ”

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Sample page — 532x Score — 94x
Cembalo — 87x , Violino I — 79x , Violino II — 72x , Viola — 80x , Basso — 75x
Allegro di molto — 54x , Poco adagio con sordini — 59x , Allegro — 56x

The source of Concerto in F major Wq 38, H. 454 is a transcription from the autograph score (Mus.ms. Bach P 356 (5), Rism Id no. 467035605), online available at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz).

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Sample page — 557x Score — 163x
Flauto traverso — 125x , Violino — 99x , Basso — 102x
Adagio — 67x , Allegro — 63x , Presto — 77x

Source of Trio in G major, Wq 144 is the manuscript 6360 (2), Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, Bibliothèque - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Bibliotheek (B-Bc). Cover title: “G. dur. | Trio. | a | Flauto Traverso. | Violino | e | Basso. | da C. P. E. Bach. | [Incipit]”. Rism Id no: 703000267.

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Sample page — 519x Score — 147x
Flauto traverso — 122x , Violino — 103x , Basso — 100x
Allegro — 73x , Adagio — 74x , Presto — 78x

Source of Trio in B minor, Wq 143 is the manuscript 6360 (1), Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, Bibliothèque - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Bibliotheek (B-Bc). Cover title: “H. moll. | Trio. | a | Flauto Traverso. | Violino. | e | Basso. | da C.P.E.Bach. | [Incipit]”. Rism Id no: 703000266.

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Sample page — 524x Score — 136x
Violino I — 84x , Violino II — 74x , Viola — 71x , Basso — 80x
Allegro di molto — 69x , Poco andante — 68x , Allegro spirituoso — 56x

The source of the Sinfonia in E major (1773 – Wq.182/6, H.662) is the autograph manuscript of the score, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn) W-1 (1). Caption title: “Sinfonia VI a 2 Violini, Violetta e Basso da C. F. E. Bach.”.

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Sample page — 526x Score — 92x
Cembalo concertato — 78x , Violino I — 76x , Violino II — 78x , Viola — 76x , Basso — 76x
Allegro moderato — 75x , Arioso con sordini — 70x , Allegro spirituoso — 74x

The source of Concerto in C minor (Wq 5, HelB 407, 1739), is the manuscript of separate parts, copyist Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Mus.ms 970, RISM ID no.: 450001712, online available at Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Musikabteilung (D-DS), Darmstadt. Cover title: ”Concerto Cb. | per il | Cembalo Concertato | accompagnato | da | 2 Violini | Viola | e | Basso. di C. P. E. Bach | [Incipit]”.

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Sample page — 484x Score — 95x
Cembalo concertato — 82x , Violino I — 81x , Violino II — 76x , Viola — 75x , Violoncello — 77x
Allegretto — 62x , Un poco Andante — 61x , Allegro — 59x

The source of Concerto for Cembalo in G minor (Wq 32, 1754) is the manuscript of separate parts, mu 6309.1730, RISM ID no.: 150203922, available online at the Copenhagen Royal Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek). Transcription and revision by Ernesto Sparago.

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Sample page — 559x Score — 122x
Flauto — 96x , Viola — 85x , Clavier — 88x
Allegretto — 59x , Adagio — 66x , Presto — 76x

The source of the Quartet in G major (1788, Wq 95, H. 539) is the holograph manuscript of the score, available at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Germany, SA 3328, Rism Id. no. 469332801. Caption title: “Quartett fürs Clavier, Flöte u. Bratsche, Von C. P. E. Bach”.

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Sample page — 867x Score — 134x
Flauto traverso — 135x , Violino I — 100x , Violino II — 97x , Viola — 94x , Basso — 108x
Allegro — 76x , Un poco andante — 65x , Allegro di molto — 72x

The present edition of Flute Concerto in D minor Wq 22 is a transcription from score and parts (N. Mus. SA 2583, Rism Id no. 469258300), online available at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz).

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Sample page — 503x Score — 127x
Violino I — 82x , Violino II — 75x , Viola — 76x , Basso — 74x
Allegro di molto — 74x , Poco adagio — 65x , Presto — 82x

The source of the Sinfonia in G (1773 - Wq 182/1) is the printed edition of the score, published by Henry Litolff’s Verlag / C. F. Peters, edited by Traugott Fedke (1975), online available at the Petrucci Music Library.

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Sample page — 548x Score — 91x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 77x , Fortepiano — 83x , Violino I — 80x , Violino II — 75x , Viola — 78x , Flauto I — 75x , Flauto II — 78x , Corno I — 77x , Corno II — 77x , Fondamento / Violone — 81x
Allegro di molto — 65x , Larghetto — 59x , Presto — 76x

The present edition is a transcription from the autograph score (N. Mus. SA 4, Rism Id no. 466000294), online available at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz). Caption title (by other hand): „Partitur des Doppelkonzertes / aus / Es Dur / von / C. P. E. Bach / Im Jahr 1788 verfertiget“. Original caption title "Concerto da C. P. E. Bach". 

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Sample page — 640x Score — 125x
Violino I — 74x , Violino II — 72x , Viola — 81x , Violoncello — 78x , Basso — 74x , Flauto traversiere I — 75x , Flauto traversiere II — 74x , Oboe I — 79x , Oboe II — 76x , Corno I — 67x , Corno II — 65x
Allegro assai — 77x , Andante moderato — 59x , Allegro — 61x

The source of Sinfonia in E minor (1756 - Wq 178) is a ms. of separate parts, online available at the Copenhagen Royal Library, Giedde’s Collection.

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Sample — 672x Score — 88x
Cembalo — 83x , Violino I — 75x , Violino II — 76x , Viola — 78x , Basso — 77x , Corno I — 81x , Corno II — 78x , Flauto I — 75x , Flauto II — 71x
Allegro di molto — 77x , Andante — 74x , Allegretto — 57x

The source of Concerto (1772 - Wq 43,2) is the 1772 printed edition of separate parts, online available at the Copenhagen Royal Library.

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Sample — 633x Score — 112x
Flauto — 113x , Violino I — 87x , Violino II — 86x , Viola — 80x , Basso — 84x
Allegro di molto — 62x , Largo — 67x , Presto — 56x

The present edition is a transcription from the autograph score (ms. Mus. ms. autogr. Bach P 769 online available at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz). Caption title: „No. 35 / G d. / Concert für die Flöte,  / bey / C.P.E. Bach“. This score also serves for the organ concerto, Wq 34, which is identical to the flute concerto, except for some passages. In fact, some ornaments in the flute part are those specific ones of the organ part.

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Score first page — 499x Score — 94x
Cembalo — 65x , Violino I — 79x , Violino II — 80x , Viola — 78x , Basso — 78x , Flauto I — 81x , Flauto II — 77x
Largo — 80x , Allegro di molto — 67x , Tempo di minuetto — 67x

The reference source of Sonatina III (1766 - Wq 108) is the ancient printed edition of separate parts, available online at Gallica, BNF, Paris.

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First page of the score — 482x Score — 94x
Cembalo — 80x , Violino I — 81x , Violino II — 73x , Viola — 74x , Basso — 80x
Allegro di molto — 68x , Largo mesto — 69x , Prestissimo — 62x

The source of Concerto Wq 25 is the ancient printed edition of separate parts, published in Nürnberg in 1745.

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Sample — 496x Score — 89x
Violino I — 78x , Violino II — 76x , Viola — 77x , Cembalo concertante — 79x , Basso — 78x , Flauto I — 75x , Flauto II — 72x , Corno I — 77x , Corno II — 76x
Allegro — 64x , Larghetto — 63x , Presto — 63x

The source of Concerto (1772 - Wq 43,3) is the 1772 printed edition of separate parts, available online at Copenhagen Royal Library.

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Sample — 501x Score — 121x
Flauto basso — 92x , Viola — 94x , Basso — 94x
Un poco Andante — 79x , Allegretto — 70x , Allegro — 80x

The source of Trio in F major (1755) Wq 163 is the urtext Edition Schott 10170, London, 1951, available online at Petrucci Music Library.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 549x Score — 156x
Flauto — 104x , Violino — 105x , Viola — 103x , Basso — 95x
Allegro — 76x , Andante un poco largo — 71x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 61x

Source of Divertimento[H. 642] is a manuscript of separate parts published at the Digital Library of Wroclaw University. In cover page the piece is assigned to C. P. E. Bach, while the style is more likely that of his brother Johann Christian. Nonetheless it appears in the Helm catalogue, but not in Wotquenne.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 631x Score — 120x
Violino I — 94x , Violino II — 87x , Basso — 83x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 90x
Allegretto — 80x , Adagio — 76x , Allegro — 65x

The reference source of Trio Wq 161/1, http://hdl.handle.net/1802/4652, University of Rochester Library, has the following caption title: „ZWEY TRIO, / das erste für / zwey VIOLINEN und BASS, / das zweyte für / I. QUERFLÖTE, I. VIOLINE und BASS, / bey welchen beyden aber die eine von den / Obers-timmen auch auf dem Flügel / gespielet werden kan: / ... / von / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach / Königl. Preussischen Cammer Musicus. / Nürnberg...“.

Version 2.0 with a new editorial format and a revision of staccato notation. Version 1.0 was published on February 13, 2008.
Sample — 567x Score — 159x
Flauto traversiere — 103x , Violino — 106x , Basso — 96x
Allegro — 65x , Adagio ma non troppo — 78x , Allegretto — 64x

Source of Trio Wq 161/2 is a 1748 printed edition available at University of Rochester Library, with caption title: “ZWEY TRIO, / das erste für / zwey VIOLINEN und BASS, / das zweyte für / I. QUERFLÖTE, I. VIOLINE und BASS, / bey welchen beyden aber die eine von den / Oberstimmen auch auf dem Flügel / gespielet werden kan: / ... / von / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach / Königl. Preussischen Cammer Musicus. / Nürnberg...”.

Version 1.5 (February 8, 2013) with a revised editorial format. First release (version 1.0) was published on February 6, 2008.