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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 533x Score — 249x
Clavier / Cembalo — 174x , Violino — 182x , Violoncello — 212x

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 — 526x Score — 206x
Clavier — 178x , Violino — 187x , Violoncello — 172x
Presto — 339x , Andante — 293x , Presto ma non tanto — 348x

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 — 470x Score — 198x
Cembalo — 172x , Violino I — 171x , Violino II — 165x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 169x
Allegretto — 160x , Adagio — 221x , Allegro assai — 278x

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 — 515x Score — 189x
Cembalo — 147x , Violino I — 166x , Violino II — 156x , Viola — 159x , Basso — 151x
Allegro — 200x , Siciliana — 335x , Allegro — 377x

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 — 559x Score — 255x
Flauto traversiere I — 179x , Flauto traversiere II — 156x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 164x , Basso — 168x , Cembalo — 160x
Andante — 199x , Allegro moderato — 199x , Allegretto — 265x

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 — 574x Score — 564x
Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 145x , Viola — 152x , Violoncello — 147x , Basso — 142x
Allegro assai — 131x , Andante — 161x , Allegro assai — 133x

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 — 554x Score — 184x
Violoncello — 152x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 279x , Viola — 140x , Basso ripieno — 142x
Allegretto — 209x , Adagio — 155x , Allegro assai — 264x

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 — 637x Score — 168x
Cembalo — 147x , Violino I — 154x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 143x , Basso — 149x
Allegro — 351x , Poco Adagio — 332x , Allegro assai — 238x

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 — 594x Score — 172x
Cembalo — 151x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 133x , Viola — 139x , Basso — 145x
Allegro di molto — 241x , Poco adagio con sordini — 217x , Allegro — 200x

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 — 622x Score — 244x
Flauto traverso — 194x , Violino — 168x , Basso — 168x
Adagio — 270x , Allegro — 209x , Presto — 205x

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 — 577x Score — 233x
Flauto traverso — 403x , Violino — 169x , Basso — 376x
Allegro — 267x , Adagio — 232x , Presto — 273x

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 — 581x Score — 273x
Violino I — 163x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 151x , Basso — 147x
Allegro di molto — 202x , Poco andante — 332x , Allegro spirituoso — 300x

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 — 581x Score — 171x
Cembalo concertato — 146x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 144x , Basso — 138x
Allegro moderato — 251x , Arioso con sordini — 293x , Allegro spirituoso — 349x

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 — 557x Score — 166x
Cembalo concertato — 181x , Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 136x , Violoncello — 141x
Allegretto — 248x , Un poco Andante — 198x , Allegro — 162x

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 — 627x Score — 208x
Flauto — 171x , Viola — 150x , Clavier — 171x
Allegretto — 312x , Adagio — 178x , Presto — 193x

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 — 1114x Score — 281x
Flauto traverso — 198x , Violino I — 166x , Violino II — 167x , Viola — 155x , Basso — 168x
Allegro — 345x , Un poco andante — 339x , Allegro di molto — 174x

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 — 553x Score — 221x
Violino I — 163x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 133x , Basso — 144x
Allegro di molto — 326x , Poco adagio — 274x , Presto — 329x

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 — 607x Score — 158x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 150x , Fortepiano — 150x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 139x , Flauto I — 137x , Flauto II — 147x , Corno I — 146x , Corno II — 147x , Fondamento / Violone — 151x
Allegro di molto — 352x , Larghetto — 321x , Presto — 318x

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 — 824x Score — 204x
Violino I — 145x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 145x , Violoncello — 144x , Basso — 134x , Flauto traversiere I — 133x , Flauto traversiere II — 141x , Oboe I — 142x , Oboe II — 139x , Corno I — 131x , Corno II — 134x
Allegro assai — 371x , Andante moderato — 324x , Allegro — 300x

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 — 738x Score — 155x
Cembalo — 150x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 135x , Viola — 142x , Basso — 148x , Corno I — 138x , Corno II — 142x , Flauto I — 143x , Flauto II — 140x
Allegro di molto — 240x , Andante — 290x , Allegretto — 241x

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 — 777x Score — 189x
Flauto — 193x , Violino I — 171x , Violino II — 166x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 150x
Allegro di molto — 273x , Largo — 189x , Presto — 179x

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 — 560x Score — 173x
Cembalo — 131x , Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 151x , Viola — 137x , Basso — 143x , Flauto I — 142x , Flauto II — 142x
Largo — 307x , Allegro di molto — 187x , Tempo di minuetto — 195x

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 — 543x Score — 160x
Cembalo — 137x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 136x , Viola — 143x , Basso — 145x
Allegro di molto — 230x , Largo mesto — 251x , Prestissimo — 302x

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

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Sample — 555x Score — 153x
Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 145x , Viola — 145x , Cembalo concertante — 142x , Basso — 140x , Flauto I — 135x , Flauto II — 140x , Corno I — 143x , Corno II — 144x
Allegro — 225x , Larghetto — 149x , Presto — 260x

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 — 555x Score — 205x
Flauto basso — 171x , Viola — 175x , Basso — 169x
Un poco Andante — 301x , Allegretto — 312x , Allegro — 313x

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 — 622x Score — 294x
Flauto — 176x , Violino — 167x , Viola — 170x , Basso — 163x
Allegro — 146x , Andante un poco largo — 139x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 129x

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 — 776x Score — 216x
Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 189x , Basso — 217x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 151x
Allegretto — 152x , Adagio — 140x , Allegro — 127x

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 — 623x Score — 238x
Flauto traversiere — 175x , Violino — 167x , Basso — 210x
Allegro — 129x , Adagio ma non troppo — 152x , Allegretto — 137x

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.