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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 511x Score — 192x
Clavier / Cembalo — 144x , Violino — 161x , Violoncello — 152x

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 — 511x Score — 179x
Clavier — 148x , Violino — 152x , Violoncello — 151x
Presto — 187x , Andante — 152x , Presto ma non tanto — 192x

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 — 449x Score — 178x
Cembalo — 149x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 145x , Viola — 138x , Basso — 146x
Allegretto — 117x , Adagio — 135x , Allegro assai — 155x

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 — 489x Score — 161x
Cembalo — 128x , Violino I — 140x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 132x , Basso — 130x
Allegro — 122x , Siciliana — 172x , Allegro — 220x

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 — 531x Score — 190x
Flauto traversiere I — 156x , Flauto traversiere II — 139x , Violino I — 125x , Violino II — 129x , Viola — 143x , Basso — 141x , Cembalo — 131x
Andante — 127x , Allegro moderato — 130x , Allegretto — 181x

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 — 548x Score — 503x
Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 121x , Viola — 119x , Violoncello — 121x , Basso — 124x
Allegro assai — 104x , Andante — 120x , Allegro assai — 116x

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 — 535x Score — 158x
Violoncello — 124x , Violino I — 125x , Violino II — 220x , Viola — 122x , Basso ripieno — 121x
Allegretto — 182x , Adagio — 119x , Allegro assai — 184x

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 — 585x Score — 142x
Cembalo — 125x , Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 122x , Viola — 120x , Basso — 124x
Allegro — 194x , Poco Adagio — 193x , Allegro assai — 119x

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 — 570x Score — 143x
Cembalo — 128x , Violino I — 119x , Violino II — 114x , Viola — 118x , Basso — 120x
Allegro di molto — 150x , Poco adagio con sordini — 118x , Allegro — 122x

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 — 598x Score — 225x
Flauto traverso — 169x , Violino — 143x , Basso — 144x
Adagio — 132x , Allegro — 112x , Presto — 127x

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 — 555x Score — 204x
Flauto traverso — 172x , Violino — 152x , Basso — 156x
Allegro — 174x , Adagio — 131x , Presto — 186x

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 — 559x Score — 206x
Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 124x , Viola — 117x , Basso — 124x
Allegro di molto — 113x , Poco andante — 142x , Allegro spirituoso — 159x

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 — 561x Score — 142x
Cembalo concertato — 118x , Violino I — 118x , Violino II — 123x , Viola — 118x , Basso — 117x
Allegro moderato — 169x , Arioso con sordini — 186x , Allegro spirituoso — 191x

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 — 530x Score — 142x
Cembalo concertato — 126x , Violino I — 124x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 114x , Violoncello — 117x
Allegretto — 159x , Un poco Andante — 172x , Allegro — 125x

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 — 600x Score — 176x
Flauto — 141x , Viola — 128x , Clavier — 134x
Allegretto — 188x , Adagio — 121x , Presto — 126x

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 — 962x Score — 190x
Flauto traverso — 177x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 145x , Viola — 136x , Basso — 148x
Allegro — 221x , Un poco andante — 203x , Allegro di molto — 121x

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 — 535x Score — 174x
Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 118x , Viola — 113x , Basso — 113x
Allegro di molto — 166x , Poco adagio — 137x , Presto — 196x

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 — 585x Score — 134x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 127x , Fortepiano — 125x , Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 124x , Viola — 118x , Flauto I — 114x , Flauto II — 126x , Corno I — 128x , Corno II — 120x , Fondamento / Violone — 125x
Allegro di molto — 195x , Larghetto — 179x , Presto — 181x

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 — 717x Score — 170x
Violino I — 120x , Violino II — 112x , Viola — 121x , Violoncello — 118x , Basso — 113x , Flauto traversiere I — 110x , Flauto traversiere II — 115x , Oboe I — 119x , Oboe II — 113x , Corno I — 113x , Corno II — 109x
Allegro assai — 211x , Andante moderato — 178x , Allegro — 167x

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 — 718x Score — 135x
Cembalo — 129x , Violino I — 112x , Violino II — 115x , Viola — 119x , Basso — 121x , Corno I — 122x , Corno II — 117x , Flauto I — 118x , Flauto II — 110x
Allegro di molto — 203x , Andante — 196x , Allegretto — 154x

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 — 716x Score — 169x
Flauto — 171x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 126x
Allegro di molto — 177x , Largo — 124x , Presto — 112x

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 — 540x Score — 147x
Cembalo — 108x , Violino I — 119x , Violino II — 124x , Viola — 120x , Basso — 118x , Flauto I — 118x , Flauto II — 116x
Largo — 157x , Allegro di molto — 116x , Tempo di minuetto — 113x

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 — 518x Score — 136x
Cembalo — 116x , Violino I — 117x , Violino II — 111x , Viola — 118x , Basso — 121x
Allegro di molto — 146x , Largo mesto — 157x , Prestissimo — 164x

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

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Sample — 534x Score — 136x
Violino I — 121x , Violino II — 116x , Viola — 119x , Cembalo concertante — 119x , Basso — 121x , Flauto I — 118x , Flauto II — 116x , Corno I — 115x , Corno II — 118x
Allegro — 140x , Larghetto — 110x , Presto — 123x

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 — 536x Score — 181x
Flauto basso — 147x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 147x
Un poco Andante — 161x , Allegretto — 169x , Allegro — 160x

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 — 585x Score — 229x
Flauto — 152x , Violino — 147x , Viola — 151x , Basso — 141x
Allegro — 118x , Andante un poco largo — 117x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 108x

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 — 713x Score — 173x
Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 130x , Basso — 141x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 127x
Allegretto — 125x , Adagio — 118x , Allegro — 107x

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 — 603x Score — 215x
Flauto traversiere — 145x , Violino — 147x , Basso — 152x
Allegro — 109x , Adagio ma non troppo — 126x , Allegretto — 113x

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.