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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 516x Score — 202x
Clavier / Cembalo — 154x , Violino — 168x , Violoncello — 164x

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 — 516x Score — 189x
Clavier — 164x , Violino — 161x , Violoncello — 158x
Presto — 223x , Andante — 189x , Presto ma non tanto — 226x

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 — 184x
Cembalo — 159x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 145x , Basso — 155x
Allegretto — 125x , Adagio — 165x , Allegro assai — 192x

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 — 172x
Cembalo — 133x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 134x
Allegro — 131x , Siciliana — 219x , Allegro — 263x

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 — 542x Score — 221x
Flauto traversiere I — 165x , Flauto traversiere II — 141x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 136x , Viola — 154x , Basso — 151x , Cembalo — 144x
Andante — 154x , Allegro moderato — 156x , Allegretto — 212x

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 — 519x
Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 133x , Viola — 134x , Violoncello — 131x , Basso — 132x
Allegro assai — 112x , Andante — 136x , 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 — 169x
Violoncello — 142x , Violino I — 131x , Violino II — 235x , Viola — 126x , Basso ripieno — 132x
Allegretto — 192x , Adagio — 138x , Allegro assai — 210x

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 — 597x Score — 152x
Cembalo — 130x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 129x , Viola — 129x , Basso — 131x
Allegro — 229x , Poco Adagio — 230x , Allegro assai — 154x

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 — 577x Score — 153x
Cembalo — 136x , Violino I — 129x , Violino II — 119x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 130x
Allegro di molto — 189x , Poco adagio con sordini — 152x , Allegro — 148x

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 — 232x
Flauto traverso — 176x , Violino — 153x , Basso — 157x
Adagio — 172x , Allegro — 127x , 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 — 215x
Flauto traverso — 182x , Violino — 158x , Basso — 164x
Allegro — 208x , Adagio — 167x , Presto — 220x

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 — 227x
Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 128x , Basso — 131x
Allegro di molto — 122x , Poco andante — 184x , Allegro spirituoso — 184x

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 — 566x Score — 158x
Cembalo concertato — 130x , Violino I — 126x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 130x , Basso — 124x
Allegro moderato — 202x , Arioso con sordini — 226x , Allegro spirituoso — 236x

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 — 139x , Violino I — 130x , Violino II — 126x , Viola — 123x , Violoncello — 124x
Allegretto — 196x , Un poco Andante — 184x , Allegro — 142x

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 — 612x Score — 187x
Flauto — 152x , Viola — 137x , Clavier — 143x
Allegretto — 224x , Adagio — 135x , 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 — 989x Score — 204x
Flauto traverso — 186x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 156x
Allegro — 261x , Un poco andante — 237x , 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 — 185x
Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 119x , Basso — 123x
Allegro di molto — 203x , Poco adagio — 186x , Presto — 237x

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 — 142x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 135x , Fortepiano — 137x , Violino I — 134x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 125x , Flauto I — 122x , Flauto II — 133x , Corno I — 135x , Corno II — 131x , Fondamento / Violone — 134x
Allegro di molto — 225x , Larghetto — 214x , 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 — 733x Score — 181x
Violino I — 128x , Violino II — 122x , Viola — 130x , Violoncello — 127x , Basso — 116x , Flauto traversiere I — 119x , Flauto traversiere II — 125x , Oboe I — 128x , Oboe II — 123x , Corno I — 122x , Corno II — 119x
Allegro assai — 251x , Andante moderato — 214x , Allegro — 203x

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 — 140x
Cembalo — 135x , Violino I — 119x , Violino II — 123x , Viola — 129x , Basso — 127x , Corno I — 128x , Corno II — 125x , Flauto I — 126x , Flauto II — 119x
Allegro di molto — 223x , Andante — 229x , Allegretto — 187x

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 — 730x Score — 177x
Flauto — 178x , Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 135x , Basso — 135x
Allegro di molto — 206x , Largo — 149x , Presto — 129x

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 — 154x
Cembalo — 120x , Violino I — 129x , Violino II — 132x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 129x , Flauto I — 127x , Flauto II — 123x
Largo — 189x , Allegro di molto — 140x , Tempo di minuetto — 122x

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 — 124x , Violino II — 119x , Viola — 127x , Basso — 128x
Allegro di molto — 177x , Largo mesto — 190x , Prestissimo — 195x

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 — 129x , Violino II — 127x , Viola — 131x , Cembalo concertante — 127x , Basso — 128x , Flauto I — 120x , Flauto II — 125x , Corno I — 123x , Corno II — 127x
Allegro — 172x , Larghetto — 118x , Presto — 161x

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 — 542x Score — 189x
Flauto basso — 154x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 156x
Un poco Andante — 202x , Allegretto — 205x , Allegro — 197x

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 — 600x Score — 247x
Flauto — 160x , Violino — 152x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 149x
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 — 731x Score — 178x
Violino I — 143x , Violino II — 146x , Basso — 155x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 136x
Allegretto — 133x , 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 — 613x Score — 222x
Flauto traversiere — 156x , Violino — 155x , Basso — 172x
Allegro — 117x , Adagio ma non troppo — 136x , Allegretto — 120x

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.