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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 515x Score — 197x
Clavier / Cembalo — 151x , Violino — 167x , Violoncello — 163x

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 — 514x Score — 188x
Clavier — 162x , Violino — 161x , Violoncello — 156x
Presto — 220x , Andante — 184x , Presto ma non tanto — 222x

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 — 454x Score — 183x
Cembalo — 156x , Violino I — 157x , Violino II — 152x , Viola — 145x , Basso — 153x
Allegretto — 125x , Adagio — 162x , Allegro assai — 188x

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 — 497x Score — 171x
Cembalo — 133x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 139x , Basso — 134x
Allegro — 130x , Siciliana — 210x , Allegro — 257x

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 — 538x Score — 218x
Flauto traversiere I — 163x , Flauto traversiere II — 141x , Violino I — 133x , Violino II — 136x , Viola — 151x , Basso — 151x , Cembalo — 141x
Andante — 151x , Allegro moderato — 155x , Allegretto — 208x

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 — 555x Score — 514x
Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 132x , Violoncello — 128x , Basso — 131x
Allegro assai — 112x , Andante — 134x , Allegro assai — 122x

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 — 542x Score — 166x
Violoncello — 140x , Violino I — 131x , Violino II — 234x , Viola — 126x , Basso ripieno — 128x
Allegretto — 192x , Adagio — 135x , Allegro assai — 207x

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 — 593x Score — 149x
Cembalo — 130x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 127x , Viola — 128x , Basso — 130x
Allegro — 226x , Poco Adagio — 222x , Allegro assai — 149x

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 — 575x Score — 151x
Cembalo — 136x , Violino I — 127x , Violino II — 119x , Viola — 126x , Basso — 128x
Allegro di molto — 186x , Poco adagio con sordini — 146x , Allegro — 145x

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 — 606x Score — 230x
Flauto traverso — 176x , Violino — 150x , Basso — 153x
Adagio — 169x , Allegro — 124x , Presto — 142x

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 — 560x Score — 213x
Flauto traverso — 180x , Violino — 158x , Basso — 163x
Allegro — 205x , Adagio — 157x , Presto — 217x

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 — 565x Score — 222x
Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 128x , Basso — 130x
Allegro di molto — 122x , Poco andante — 178x , Allegro spirituoso — 181x

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 — 565x Score — 157x
Cembalo concertato — 127x , Violino I — 125x , Violino II — 127x , Viola — 125x , Basso — 122x
Allegro moderato — 196x , Arioso con sordini — 220x , Allegro spirituoso — 231x

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 — 536x Score — 147x
Cembalo concertato — 137x , Violino I — 129x , Violino II — 124x , Viola — 121x , Violoncello — 123x
Allegretto — 193x , Un poco Andante — 184x , Allegro — 140x

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 — 605x Score — 186x
Flauto — 149x , Viola — 136x , Clavier — 141x
Allegretto — 221x , Adagio — 132x , Presto — 136x

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 — 983x Score — 203x
Flauto traverso — 184x , Violino I — 149x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 143x , Basso — 155x
Allegro — 261x , Un poco andante — 233x , Allegro di molto — 127x

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 — 540x Score — 184x
Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 129x , Viola — 118x , Basso — 121x
Allegro di molto — 196x , Poco adagio — 180x , Presto — 234x

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 — 591x Score — 140x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 134x , Fortepiano — 135x , Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 131x , Viola — 125x , Flauto I — 122x , Flauto II — 132x , Corno I — 135x , Corno II — 130x , Fondamento / Violone — 132x
Allegro di molto — 222x , Larghetto — 211x , Presto — 212x

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 — 727x Score — 179x
Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 119x , Viola — 129x , Violoncello — 127x , Basso — 116x , Flauto traversiere I — 119x , Flauto traversiere II — 123x , Oboe I — 127x , Oboe II — 120x , Corno I — 120x , Corno II — 116x
Allegro assai — 245x , Andante moderato — 209x , Allegro — 200x

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 — 725x Score — 138x
Cembalo — 135x , Violino I — 119x , Violino II — 121x , Viola — 126x , Basso — 126x , Corno I — 127x , Corno II — 124x , Flauto I — 124x , Flauto II — 117x
Allegro di molto — 222x , Andante — 226x , Allegretto — 183x

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 — 728x Score — 175x
Flauto — 177x , Violino I — 157x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 134x , Basso — 133x
Allegro di molto — 203x , Largo — 148x , Presto — 123x

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 — 544x Score — 153x
Cembalo — 118x , Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 126x , Flauto I — 124x , Flauto II — 122x
Largo — 186x , Allegro di molto — 137x , Tempo di minuetto — 121x

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 — 525x Score — 142x
Cembalo — 123x , Violino I — 123x , Violino II — 117x , Viola — 124x , Basso — 128x
Allegro di molto — 174x , Largo mesto — 187x , Prestissimo — 189x

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

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Sample — 539x Score — 140x
Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 123x , Viola — 129x , Cembalo concertante — 125x , Basso — 128x , Flauto I — 120x , Flauto II — 124x , Corno I — 121x , Corno II — 126x
Allegro — 166x , Larghetto — 118x , Presto — 157x

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 — 540x Score — 189x
Flauto basso — 154x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 154x
Un poco Andante — 193x , Allegretto — 201x , Allegro — 188x

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 — 595x Score — 246x
Flauto — 159x , Violino — 152x , Viola — 155x , Basso — 148x
Allegro — 128x , Andante un poco largo — 122x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 116x

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 — 730x Score — 177x
Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 144x , Basso — 155x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 133x
Allegretto — 132x , Adagio — 125x , Allegro — 116x

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 — 611x Score — 221x
Flauto traversiere — 154x , Violino — 154x , Basso — 170x
Allegro — 117x , Adagio ma non troppo — 136x , Allegretto — 119x

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.