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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 489x Score — 164x
Clavier / Cembalo — 124x , Violino — 140x , Violoncello — 125x

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 — 487x Score — 150x
Clavier — 128x , Violino — 128x , Violoncello — 128x
Presto — 72x , Andante — 67x , Presto ma non tanto — 87x

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 — 429x Score — 139x
Cembalo — 124x , Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 123x , Viola — 111x , Basso — 117x
Allegretto — 82x , Adagio — 77x , Allegro assai — 79x

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 — 469x Score — 136x
Cembalo — 107x , Violino I — 117x , Violino II — 107x , Viola — 112x , Basso — 109x
Allegro — 83x , Siciliana — 64x , Allegro — 85x

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 — 509x Score — 145x
Flauto traversiere I — 131x , Flauto traversiere II — 114x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 105x , Viola — 114x , Basso — 113x , Cembalo — 109x
Andante — 89x , Allegro moderato — 68x , Allegretto — 87x

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 — 526x Score — 221x
Violino I — 105x , Violino II — 96x , Viola — 95x , Violoncello — 99x , Basso — 97x
Allegro assai — 73x , Andante — 82x , Allegro assai — 83x

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 — 515x Score — 127x
Violoncello — 100x , Violino I — 100x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 98x , Basso ripieno — 97x
Allegretto — 95x , Adagio — 90x , Allegro assai — 88x

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 — 558x Score — 115x
Cembalo — 103x , Violino I — 104x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 101x , Basso — 100x
Allegro — 89x , Poco Adagio — 80x , Allegro assai — 67x

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 — 548x Score — 118x
Cembalo — 109x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 93x , Viola — 101x , Basso — 97x
Allegro di molto — 69x , Poco adagio con sordini — 70x , Allegro — 69x

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 — 574x Score — 192x
Flauto traverso — 150x , Violino — 125x , Basso — 124x
Adagio — 82x , Allegro — 75x , Presto — 94x

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 — 534x Score — 177x
Flauto traverso — 148x , Violino — 127x , Basso — 128x
Allegro — 89x , Adagio — 90x , Presto — 92x

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 — 540x Score — 164x
Violino I — 107x , Violino II — 97x , Viola — 93x , Basso — 101x
Allegro di molto — 84x , Poco andante — 82x , Allegro spirituoso — 69x

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 — 541x Score — 113x
Cembalo concertato — 97x , Violino I — 95x , Violino II — 96x , Viola — 94x , Basso — 95x
Allegro moderato — 89x , Arioso con sordini — 85x , Allegro spirituoso — 91x

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 — 500x Score — 119x
Cembalo concertato — 104x , Violino I — 101x , Violino II — 96x , Viola — 93x , Violoncello — 96x
Allegretto — 77x , Un poco Andante — 73x , Allegro — 70x

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 — 577x Score — 149x
Flauto — 117x , Viola — 105x , Clavier — 110x
Allegretto — 73x , Adagio — 80x , Presto — 93x

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 — 900x Score — 163x
Flauto traverso — 156x , Violino I — 121x , Violino II — 118x , Viola — 113x , Basso — 128x
Allegro — 92x , Un poco andante — 78x , Allegro di molto — 85x

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 — 518x Score — 151x
Violino I — 103x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 95x , Basso — 93x
Allegro di molto — 86x , Poco adagio — 78x , Presto — 94x

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 — 566x Score — 113x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 98x , Fortepiano — 103x , Violino I — 102x , Violino II — 98x , Viola — 97x , Flauto I — 94x , Flauto II — 98x , Corno I — 96x , Corno II — 97x , Fondamento / Violone — 101x
Allegro di molto — 81x , Larghetto — 72x , Presto — 91x

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 — 662x Score — 148x
Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 93x , Viola — 100x , Violoncello — 98x , Basso — 94x , Flauto traversiere I — 94x , Flauto traversiere II — 94x , Oboe I — 97x , Oboe II — 95x , Corno I — 85x , Corno II — 87x
Allegro assai — 94x , Andante moderato — 77x , Allegro — 74x

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 — 693x Score — 112x
Cembalo — 101x , Violino I — 93x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 97x , Basso — 98x , Corno I — 101x , Corno II — 97x , Flauto I — 94x , Flauto II — 90x
Allegro di molto — 91x , Andante — 89x , Allegretto — 72x

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 — 659x Score — 139x
Flauto — 137x , Violino I — 116x , Violino II — 111x , Viola — 101x , Basso — 104x
Allegro di molto — 79x , Largo — 84x , Presto — 74x

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 — 513x Score — 115x
Cembalo — 86x , Violino I — 97x , Violino II — 102x , Viola — 97x , Basso — 97x , Flauto I — 99x , Flauto II — 99x
Largo — 95x , Allegro di molto — 83x , Tempo di minuetto — 82x

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 — 497x Score — 114x
Cembalo — 97x , Violino I — 98x , Violino II — 90x , Viola — 93x , Basso — 98x
Allegro di molto — 82x , Largo mesto — 83x , Prestissimo — 78x

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

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Sample — 512x Score — 110x
Violino I — 96x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 94x , Cembalo concertante — 96x , Basso — 97x , Flauto I — 93x , Flauto II — 90x , Corno I — 95x , Corno II — 96x
Allegro — 79x , Larghetto — 78x , Presto — 79x

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 — 516x Score — 145x
Flauto basso — 117x , Viola — 117x , Basso — 115x
Un poco Andante — 94x , Allegretto — 88x , Allegro — 98x

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 — 564x Score — 181x
Flauto — 125x , Violino — 124x , Viola — 122x , Basso — 115x
Allegro — 90x , Andante un poco largo — 84x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 75x

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 — 653x Score — 143x
Violino I — 111x , Violino II — 104x , Basso — 102x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 106x
Allegretto — 93x , Adagio — 88x , Allegro — 77x

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 — 583x Score — 182x
Flauto traversiere — 125x , Violino — 125x , Basso — 122x
Allegro — 82x , Adagio ma non troppo — 95x , Allegretto — 82x

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.