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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 561x Score — 288x
Clavier / Cembalo — 189x , Violino — 208x , Violoncello — 260x

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 — 553x Score — 228x
Clavier — 216x , Violino — 225x , Violoncello — 193x
Presto — 430x , Andante — 383x , Presto ma non tanto — 432x

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 — 495x Score — 221x
Cembalo — 190x , Violino I — 191x , Violino II — 183x , Viola — 182x , Basso — 187x
Allegretto — 175x , Adagio — 239x , Allegro assai — 294x

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 — 543x Score — 214x
Cembalo — 168x , Violino I — 195x , Violino II — 180x , Viola — 176x , Basso — 166x
Allegro — 270x , Siciliana — 409x , Allegro — 439x

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 — 582x Score — 331x
Flauto traversiere I — 188x , Flauto traversiere II — 168x , Violino I — 169x , Violino II — 168x , Viola — 186x , Basso — 181x , Cembalo — 177x
Andante — 240x , Allegro moderato — 236x , Allegretto — 300x

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 — 601x Score — 642x
Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 168x , Violoncello — 168x , Basso — 162x
Allegro assai — 149x , Andante — 183x , Allegro assai — 150x

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 — 583x Score — 211x
Violoncello — 169x , Violino I — 164x , Violino II — 340x , Viola — 167x , Basso ripieno — 164x
Allegretto — 235x , Adagio — 170x , Allegro assai — 286x

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 — 662x Score — 186x
Cembalo — 169x , Violino I — 173x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 167x
Allegro — 385x , Poco Adagio — 356x , Allegro assai — 260x

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 — 613x Score — 196x
Cembalo — 168x , Violino I — 163x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 161x
Allegro di molto — 261x , Poco adagio con sordini — 246x , Allegro — 220x

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 — 682x Score — 273x
Flauto traverso — 244x , Violino — 188x , Basso — 187x
Adagio — 298x , Allegro — 230x , Presto — 226x

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 — 618x Score — 292x
Flauto traverso — 644x , Violino — 191x , Basso — 569x
Allegro — 288x , Adagio — 250x , Presto — 300x

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 — 607x Score — 355x
Violino I — 182x , Violino II — 168x , Viola — 182x , Basso — 164x
Allegro di molto — 260x , Poco andante — 419x , Allegro spirituoso — 350x

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 — 605x Score — 199x
Cembalo concertato — 161x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 161x , Basso — 155x
Allegro moderato — 294x , Arioso con sordini — 325x , Allegro spirituoso — 399x

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 — 584x Score — 188x
Cembalo concertato — 217x , Violino I — 163x , Violino II — 151x , Viola — 152x , Violoncello — 152x
Allegretto — 278x , Un poco Andante — 217x , Allegro — 183x

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 — 651x Score — 236x
Flauto — 191x , Viola — 170x , Clavier — 196x
Allegretto — 327x , Adagio — 195x , Presto — 220x

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 — 1249x Score — 580x
Flauto traverso — 217x , Violino I — 187x , Violino II — 186x , Viola — 172x , Basso — 183x
Allegro — 382x , Un poco andante — 373x , Allegro di molto — 209x

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 — 575x Score — 253x
Violino I — 183x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 168x
Allegro di molto — 374x , Poco adagio — 329x , Presto — 383x

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 — 635x Score — 186x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 167x , Fortepiano — 175x , Violino I — 358x , Violino II — 157x , Viola — 161x , Flauto I — 155x , Flauto II — 167x , Corno I — 165x , Corno II — 168x , Fondamento / Violone — 170x
Allegro di molto — 378x , Larghetto — 338x , Presto — 349x

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 — 904x Score — 251x
Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 157x , Viola — 174x , Violoncello — 160x , Basso — 158x , Flauto traversiere I — 148x , Flauto traversiere II — 163x , Oboe I — 158x , Oboe II — 156x , Corno I — 146x , Corno II — 150x
Allegro assai — 457x , Andante moderato — 407x , Allegro — 379x

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 — 771x Score — 177x
Cembalo — 171x , Violino I — 153x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 166x , Corno I — 163x , Corno II — 157x , Flauto I — 163x , Flauto II — 164x
Allegro di molto — 256x , Andante — 311x , Allegretto — 290x

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 — 853x Score — 219x
Flauto — 236x , Violino I — 205x , Violino II — 184x , Viola — 169x , Basso — 171x
Allegro di molto — 295x , Largo — 204x , Presto — 200x

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 — 586x Score — 203x
Cembalo — 151x , Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 177x , Viola — 151x , Basso — 158x , Flauto I — 160x , Flauto II — 163x
Largo — 382x , Allegro di molto — 205x , Tempo di minuetto — 237x

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 — 568x Score — 183x
Cembalo — 157x , Violino I — 160x , Violino II — 157x , Viola — 163x , Basso — 161x
Allegro di molto — 253x , Largo mesto — 279x , Prestissimo — 340x

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

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Sample — 589x Score — 181x
Violino I — 162x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 163x , Cembalo concertante — 159x , Basso — 156x , Flauto I — 150x , Flauto II — 154x , Corno I — 161x , Corno II — 158x
Allegro — 243x , Larghetto — 178x , Presto — 294x

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 — 580x Score — 224x
Flauto basso — 212x , Viola — 194x , Basso — 188x
Un poco Andante — 346x , Allegretto — 335x , Allegro — 381x

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 — 644x Score — 372x
Flauto — 211x , Violino — 187x , Viola — 195x , Basso — 191x
Allegro — 164x , Andante un poco largo — 149x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 150x

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 — 839x Score — 270x
Violino I — 212x , Violino II — 221x , Basso — 275x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 168x
Allegretto — 170x , Adagio — 153x , Allegro — 148x

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 — 648x Score — 283x
Flauto traversiere — 198x , Violino — 191x , Basso — 268x
Allegro — 146x , Adagio ma non troppo — 169x , Allegretto — 145x

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.