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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 545x Score — 257x
Clavier / Cembalo — 179x , Violino — 187x , Violoncello — 225x

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 — 535x Score — 211x
Clavier — 186x , Violino — 192x , Violoncello — 179x
Presto — 370x , Andante — 320x , Presto ma non tanto — 383x

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 — 483x Score — 203x
Cembalo — 176x , Violino I — 176x , Violino II — 172x , Viola — 166x , Basso — 176x
Allegretto — 166x , Adagio — 227x , Allegro assai — 282x

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 — 523x Score — 190x
Cembalo — 154x , Violino I — 179x , Violino II — 161x , Viola — 163x , Basso — 157x
Allegro — 233x , Siciliana — 365x , Allegro — 403x

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 — 566x Score — 277x
Flauto traversiere I — 182x , Flauto traversiere II — 159x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 158x , Viola — 168x , Basso — 172x , Cembalo — 163x
Andante — 213x , Allegro moderato — 210x , Allegretto — 281x

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 — 584x Score — 588x
Violino I — 160x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 161x , Violoncello — 157x , Basso — 149x
Allegro assai — 137x , Andante — 170x , Allegro assai — 135x

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 — 564x Score — 191x
Violoncello — 159x , Violino I — 154x , Violino II — 297x , Viola — 150x , Basso ripieno — 148x
Allegretto — 217x , Adagio — 160x , Allegro assai — 269x

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 — 646x Score — 172x
Cembalo — 150x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 147x , Basso — 156x
Allegro — 367x , Poco Adagio — 342x , Allegro assai — 244x

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 — 602x Score — 179x
Cembalo — 156x , Violino I — 154x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 142x , Basso — 148x
Allegro di molto — 246x , Poco adagio con sordini — 233x , Allegro — 211x

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 — 635x Score — 256x
Flauto traverso — 200x , Violino — 173x , Basso — 177x
Adagio — 286x , Allegro — 221x , Presto — 213x

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 — 592x Score — 242x
Flauto traverso — 521x , Violino — 180x , Basso — 512x
Allegro — 275x , Adagio — 238x , Presto — 284x

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 — 595x Score — 299x
Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 156x , Basso — 153x
Allegro di molto — 219x , Poco andante — 383x , Allegro spirituoso — 320x

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 — 589x Score — 182x
Cembalo concertato — 151x , Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 146x
Allegro moderato — 269x , Arioso con sordini — 307x , Allegro spirituoso — 383x

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 — 567x Score — 170x
Cembalo concertato — 198x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 141x , Violoncello — 144x
Allegretto — 260x , Un poco Andante — 202x , Allegro — 166x

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 — 637x Score — 218x
Flauto — 177x , Viola — 155x , Clavier — 182x
Allegretto — 324x , Adagio — 188x , Presto — 209x

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 — 1187x Score — 342x
Flauto traverso — 204x , Violino I — 172x , Violino II — 177x , Viola — 161x , Basso — 174x
Allegro — 363x , Un poco andante — 356x , Allegro di molto — 191x

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 — 561x Score — 227x
Violino I — 167x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 138x , Basso — 149x
Allegro di molto — 341x , Poco adagio — 292x , Presto — 348x

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 — 618x Score — 166x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 157x , Fortepiano — 159x , Violino I — 193x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 145x , Flauto I — 142x , Flauto II — 154x , Corno I — 150x , Corno II — 153x , Fondamento / Violone — 157x
Allegro di molto — 365x , Larghetto — 326x , Presto — 331x

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 — 852x Score — 210x
Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 150x , Violoncello — 148x , Basso — 139x , Flauto traversiere I — 138x , Flauto traversiere II — 151x , Oboe I — 148x , Oboe II — 144x , Corno I — 134x , Corno II — 140x
Allegro assai — 407x , Andante moderato — 355x , Allegro — 332x

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 — 754x Score — 161x
Cembalo — 154x , Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 152x , Corno I — 146x , Corno II — 146x , Flauto I — 150x , Flauto II — 153x
Allegro di molto — 243x , Andante — 294x , Allegretto — 265x

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 — 804x Score — 196x
Flauto — 203x , Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 172x , Viola — 155x , Basso — 156x
Allegro di molto — 287x , Largo — 197x , Presto — 186x

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 — 569x Score — 180x
Cembalo — 136x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 146x , Flauto I — 149x , Flauto II — 149x
Largo — 334x , Allegro di molto — 193x , Tempo di minuetto — 220x

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 — 551x Score — 168x
Cembalo — 144x , Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 149x
Allegro di molto — 242x , Largo mesto — 267x , Prestissimo — 321x

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

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Sample — 573x Score — 160x
Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 149x , Cembalo concertante — 147x , Basso — 144x , Flauto I — 140x , Flauto II — 143x , Corno I — 147x , Corno II — 149x
Allegro — 230x , Larghetto — 164x , Presto — 280x

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 — 565x Score — 211x
Flauto basso — 177x , Viola — 184x , Basso — 175x
Un poco Andante — 324x , Allegretto — 320x , Allegro — 351x

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 — 632x Score — 322x
Flauto — 182x , Violino — 172x , Viola — 177x , Basso — 172x
Allegro — 149x , Andante un poco largo — 144x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 132x

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 — 798x Score — 225x
Violino I — 196x , Violino II — 207x , Basso — 231x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 155x
Allegretto — 156x , Adagio — 143x , Allegro — 134x

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 — 636x Score — 249x
Flauto traversiere — 187x , Violino — 178x , Basso — 230x
Allegro — 133x , Adagio ma non troppo — 156x , 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.