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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 548x Score — 261x
Clavier / Cembalo — 180x , Violino — 188x , Violoncello — 226x

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 — 539x Score — 212x
Clavier — 189x , Violino — 195x , Violoncello — 180x
Presto — 392x , Andante — 342x , Presto ma non tanto — 403x

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 — 485x Score — 208x
Cembalo — 179x , Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 174x , Viola — 170x , Basso — 178x
Allegretto — 167x , Adagio — 230x , Allegro assai — 285x

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 — 530x Score — 193x
Cembalo — 156x , Violino I — 182x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 165x , Basso — 158x
Allegro — 251x , Siciliana — 384x , Allegro — 421x

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 — 568x Score — 286x
Flauto traversiere I — 182x , Flauto traversiere II — 160x , Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 160x , Viola — 170x , Basso — 173x , Cembalo — 164x
Andante — 220x , Allegro moderato — 220x , Allegretto — 289x

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 — 587x Score — 596x
Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 162x , Violoncello — 160x , Basso — 151x
Allegro assai — 141x , Andante — 174x , Allegro assai — 140x

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 — 566x Score — 193x
Violoncello — 162x , Violino I — 156x , Violino II — 308x , Viola — 157x , Basso ripieno — 153x
Allegretto — 222x , Adagio — 163x , Allegro assai — 273x

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 — 649x Score — 173x
Cembalo — 153x , Violino I — 162x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 156x
Allegro — 372x , Poco Adagio — 345x , Allegro assai — 246x

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 — 606x Score — 183x
Cembalo — 157x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 143x , Basso — 150x
Allegro di molto — 251x , Poco adagio con sordini — 236x , Allegro — 217x

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 — 648x Score — 260x
Flauto traverso — 210x , Violino — 175x , Basso — 179x
Adagio — 292x , Allegro — 222x , Presto — 216x

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 — 594x Score — 252x
Flauto traverso — 560x , Violino — 182x , Basso — 537x
Allegro — 279x , Adagio — 241x , Presto — 289x

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 — 597x Score — 307x
Violino I — 173x , Violino II — 157x , Viola — 159x , Basso — 156x
Allegro di molto — 233x , Poco andante — 396x , Allegro spirituoso — 332x

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 — 594x Score — 186x
Cembalo concertato — 151x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 150x , Basso — 147x
Allegro moderato — 282x , Arioso con sordini — 315x , Allegro spirituoso — 391x

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 — 573x Score — 174x
Cembalo concertato — 204x , Violino I — 152x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 142x , Violoncello — 145x
Allegretto — 264x , Un poco Andante — 207x , Allegro — 172x

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 — 640x Score — 221x
Flauto — 180x , Viola — 157x , Clavier — 185x
Allegretto — 326x , Adagio — 190x , Presto — 216x

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 — 1206x Score — 477x
Flauto traverso — 208x , Violino I — 173x , Violino II — 179x , Viola — 166x , Basso — 175x
Allegro — 372x , Un poco andante — 364x , Allegro di molto — 197x

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 — 565x Score — 232x
Violino I — 170x , Violino II — 157x , Viola — 139x , Basso — 152x
Allegro di molto — 351x , Poco adagio — 305x , Presto — 359x

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 — 622x Score — 167x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 158x , Fortepiano — 160x , Violino I — 284x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 149x , Flauto I — 143x , Flauto II — 156x , Corno I — 152x , Corno II — 154x , Fondamento / Violone — 158x
Allegro di molto — 368x , Larghetto — 330x , Presto — 344x

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 — 864x Score — 214x
Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 157x , Violoncello — 149x , Basso — 142x , Flauto traversiere I — 139x , Flauto traversiere II — 152x , Oboe I — 149x , Oboe II — 147x , Corno I — 137x , Corno II — 141x
Allegro assai — 422x , Andante moderato — 379x , Allegro — 351x

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 — 757x Score — 163x
Cembalo — 158x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 155x , Corno I — 148x , Corno II — 147x , Flauto I — 150x , Flauto II — 157x
Allegro di molto — 247x , Andante — 298x , Allegretto — 281x

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 — 816x Score — 204x
Flauto — 211x , Violino I — 186x , Violino II — 176x , Viola — 158x , Basso — 158x
Allegro di molto — 292x , Largo — 200x , Presto — 189x

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 — 573x Score — 181x
Cembalo — 138x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 161x , Viola — 144x , Basso — 147x , Flauto I — 152x , Flauto II — 153x
Largo — 353x , Allegro di molto — 197x , Tempo di minuetto — 233x

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 — 554x Score — 169x
Cembalo — 145x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 151x , Basso — 151x
Allegro di molto — 243x , Largo mesto — 269x , Prestissimo — 328x

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

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Sample — 576x Score — 163x
Violino I — 154x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 150x , Cembalo concertante — 148x , Basso — 148x , Flauto I — 142x , Flauto II — 145x , Corno I — 150x , Corno II — 150x
Allegro — 233x , Larghetto — 168x , Presto — 285x

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 — 569x Score — 214x
Flauto basso — 179x , Viola — 186x , Basso — 176x
Un poco Andante — 338x , Allegretto — 326x , Allegro — 370x

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 — 634x Score — 334x
Flauto — 185x , Violino — 175x , Viola — 178x , Basso — 175x
Allegro — 154x , Andante un poco largo — 146x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 137x

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.

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Sample — 808x Score — 233x
Violino I — 204x , Violino II — 211x , Basso — 238x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 158x
Allegretto — 159x , Adagio — 144x , Allegro — 139x

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 — 638x Score — 251x
Flauto traversiere — 187x , Violino — 181x , Basso — 237x
Allegro — 135x , Adagio ma non troppo — 159x , Allegretto — 138x

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.