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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 504x Score — 184x
Clavier / Cembalo — 137x , Violino — 152x , Violoncello — 140x

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 — 505x Score — 171x
Clavier — 141x , Violino — 142x , Violoncello — 142x
Presto — 166x , Andante — 138x , Presto ma non tanto — 169x

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 — 442x Score — 170x
Cembalo — 142x , Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 131x , Basso — 138x
Allegretto — 109x , Adagio — 119x , Allegro assai — 142x

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 — 482x Score — 154x
Cembalo — 120x , Violino I — 130x , Violino II — 125x , Viola — 125x , Basso — 123x
Allegro — 112x , Siciliana — 159x , Allegro — 207x

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 — 524x Score — 178x
Flauto traversiere I — 149x , Flauto traversiere II — 131x , Violino I — 117x , Violino II — 121x , Viola — 135x , Basso — 133x , Cembalo — 124x
Andante — 116x , Allegro moderato — 116x , Allegretto — 166x

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 — 539x Score — 489x
Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 115x , Viola — 111x , Violoncello — 114x , Basso — 116x
Allegro assai — 98x , Andante — 111x , Allegro assai — 109x

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 — 528x Score — 151x
Violoncello — 117x , Violino I — 116x , Violino II — 210x , Viola — 114x , Basso ripieno — 114x
Allegretto — 168x , Adagio — 113x , Allegro assai — 169x

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 — 579x Score — 134x
Cembalo — 118x , Violino I — 118x , Violino II — 114x , Viola — 113x , Basso — 117x
Allegro — 179x , Poco Adagio — 179x , Allegro assai — 107x

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 — 564x Score — 137x
Cembalo — 122x , Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 105x , Viola — 112x , Basso — 113x
Allegro di molto — 132x , Poco adagio con sordini — 104x , Allegro — 107x

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 — 592x Score — 216x
Flauto traverso — 162x , Violino — 136x , Basso — 137x
Adagio — 122x , Allegro — 104x , Presto — 121x

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 — 549x Score — 197x
Flauto traverso — 166x , Violino — 144x , Basso — 146x
Allegro — 161x , Adagio — 116x , Presto — 174x

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 — 553x Score — 196x
Violino I — 124x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 109x , Basso — 117x
Allegro di molto — 106x , Poco andante — 122x , Allegro spirituoso — 147x

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 — 552x Score — 130x
Cembalo concertato — 111x , Violino I — 111x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 110x , Basso — 110x
Allegro moderato — 153x , Arioso con sordini — 174x , Allegro spirituoso — 175x

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 — 522x Score — 135x
Cembalo concertato — 119x , Violino I — 116x , Violino II — 109x , Viola — 105x , Violoncello — 109x
Allegretto — 144x , Un poco Andante — 160x , Allegro — 103x

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 — 594x Score — 167x
Flauto — 133x , Viola — 121x , Clavier — 127x
Allegretto — 177x , Adagio — 110x , Presto — 114x

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 — 947x Score — 183x
Flauto traverso — 169x , Violino I — 133x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 128x , Basso — 140x
Allegro — 208x , Un poco andante — 178x , Allegro di molto — 115x

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 — 528x Score — 167x
Violino I — 120x , Violino II — 109x , Viola — 105x , Basso — 105x
Allegro di molto — 152x , Poco adagio — 120x , Presto — 179x

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 — 579x Score — 127x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 120x , Fortepiano — 118x , Violino I — 117x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 110x , Flauto I — 107x , Flauto II — 118x , Corno I — 121x , Corno II — 113x , Fondamento / Violone — 119x
Allegro di molto — 182x , Larghetto — 166x , Presto — 170x

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 — 710x Score — 163x
Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 104x , Viola — 113x , Violoncello — 110x , Basso — 105x , Flauto traversiere I — 104x , Flauto traversiere II — 107x , Oboe I — 111x , Oboe II — 106x , Corno I — 106x , Corno II — 100x
Allegro assai — 197x , Andante moderato — 169x , Allegro — 155x

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 — 711x Score — 127x
Cembalo — 121x , Violino I — 105x , Violino II — 107x , Viola — 111x , Basso — 112x , Corno I — 114x , Corno II — 110x , Flauto I — 111x , Flauto II — 103x
Allegro di molto — 184x , Andante — 179x , Allegretto — 140x

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 — 708x Score — 160x
Flauto — 164x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 119x , Basso — 118x
Allegro di molto — 159x , Largo — 114x , Presto — 103x

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 — 534x Score — 138x
Cembalo — 100x , Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 111x , Basso — 109x , Flauto I — 110x , Flauto II — 109x
Largo — 145x , Allegro di molto — 107x , Tempo di minuetto — 104x

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 — 512x Score — 128x
Cembalo — 109x , Violino I — 109x , Violino II — 102x , Viola — 110x , Basso — 110x
Allegro di molto — 130x , Largo mesto — 141x , Prestissimo — 152x

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

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Sample — 527x Score — 129x
Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 108x , Viola — 110x , Cembalo concertante — 111x , Basso — 114x , Flauto I — 109x , Flauto II — 106x , Corno I — 107x , Corno II — 110x
Allegro — 128x , Larghetto — 103x , Presto — 109x

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 — 529x Score — 173x
Flauto basso — 140x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 139x
Un poco Andante — 152x , Allegretto — 156x , Allegro — 147x

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

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Sample — 579x Score — 218x
Flauto — 143x , Violino — 141x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 133x
Allegro — 111x , Andante un poco largo — 108x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 99x

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 — 705x Score — 166x
Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 121x , Basso — 131x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 119x
Allegretto — 118x , Adagio — 109x , Allegro — 99x

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 — 596x Score — 207x
Flauto traversiere — 138x , Violino — 140x , Basso — 144x
Allegro — 102x , Adagio ma non troppo — 120x , Allegretto — 107x

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.