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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 441x Score — 110x
Clavier / Cembalo — 71x , Violino — 91x , Violoncello — 72x

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 — 443x Score — 100x
Clavier — 77x , Violino — 80x , Violoncello — 78x
Presto — 41x , Andante — 40x , Presto ma non tanto — 51x

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 — 385x Score — 87x
Cembalo — 77x , Violino I — 81x , Violino II — 74x , Viola — 66x , Basso — 70x
Allegretto — 53x , Adagio — 46x , Allegro assai — 48x

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 — 425x Score — 86x
Cembalo — 60x , Violino I — 69x , Violino II — 58x , Viola — 60x , Basso — 58x
Allegro — 51x , Siciliana — 38x , Allegro — 50x

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 — 462x Score — 93x
Flauto traversiere I — 75x , Flauto traversiere II — 65x , Violino I — 56x , Violino II — 54x , Viola — 61x , Basso — 62x , Cembalo — 57x
Andante — 56x , Allegro moderato — 41x , Allegretto — 55x

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 — 487x Score — 106x
Violino I — 56x , Violino II — 53x , Viola — 51x , Violoncello — 51x , Basso — 48x
Allegro assai — 44x , Andante — 51x , Allegro assai — 49x

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 — 466x Score — 74x
Violoncello — 53x , Violino I — 59x , Violino II — 87x , Viola — 54x , Basso ripieno — 47x
Allegretto — 58x , Adagio — 53x , Allegro assai — 56x

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 — 518x Score — 65x
Cembalo — 52x , Violino I — 55x , Violino II — 52x , Viola — 53x , Basso — 49x
Allegro — 55x , Poco Adagio — 49x , Allegro assai — 39x

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 — 503x Score — 67x
Cembalo — 63x , Violino I — 52x , Violino II — 50x , Viola — 54x , Basso — 50x
Allegro di molto — 39x , Poco adagio con sordini — 42x , Allegro — 38x

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 — 533x Score — 127x
Flauto traverso — 94x , Violino — 73x , Basso — 72x
Adagio — 52x , Allegro — 46x , Presto — 60x

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 — 492x Score — 112x
Flauto traverso — 91x , Violino — 68x , Basso — 69x
Allegro — 51x , Adagio — 57x , Presto — 57x

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 — 495x Score — 111x
Violino I — 61x , Violino II — 51x , Viola — 53x , Basso — 53x
Allegro di molto — 47x , Poco andante — 50x , Allegro spirituoso — 40x

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 — 499x Score — 63x
Cembalo concertato — 51x , Violino I — 50x , Violino II — 53x , Viola — 52x , Basso — 51x
Allegro moderato — 55x , Arioso con sordini — 52x , Allegro spirituoso — 56x

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 — 455x Score — 68x
Cembalo concertato — 55x , Violino I — 55x , Violino II — 50x , Viola — 51x , Violoncello — 48x
Allegretto — 47x , Un poco Andante — 44x , Allegro — 45x

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 — 531x Score — 94x
Flauto — 70x , Viola — 60x , Clavier — 58x
Allegretto — 44x , Adagio — 46x , Presto — 55x

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 — 778x Score — 100x
Flauto traverso — 105x , Violino I — 73x , Violino II — 69x , Viola — 69x , Basso — 79x
Allegro — 57x , Un poco andante — 46x , Allegro di molto — 49x

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 — 473x Score — 95x
Violino I — 57x , Violino II — 52x , Viola — 52x , Basso — 49x
Allegro di molto — 56x , Poco adagio — 50x , Presto — 64x

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 — 517x Score — 62x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 52x , Fortepiano — 55x , Violino I — 53x , Violino II — 49x , Viola — 51x , Flauto I — 51x , Flauto II — 50x , Corno I — 52x , Corno II — 51x , Fondamento / Violone — 55x
Allegro di molto — 46x , Larghetto — 42x , Presto — 55x

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 — 587x Score — 97x
Violino I — 49x , Violino II — 50x , Viola — 55x , Violoncello — 52x , Basso — 50x , Flauto traversiere I — 50x , Flauto traversiere II — 47x , Oboe I — 54x , Oboe II — 52x , Corno I — 49x , Corno II — 44x
Allegro assai — 59x , Andante moderato — 44x , Allegro — 45x

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 — 644x Score — 58x
Cembalo — 57x , Violino I — 49x , Violino II — 51x , Viola — 55x , Basso — 52x , Corno I — 53x , Corno II — 52x , Flauto I — 50x , Flauto II — 47x
Allegro di molto — 55x , Andante — 55x , Allegretto — 41x

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 — 586x Score — 82x
Flauto — 81x , Violino I — 61x , Violino II — 60x , Viola — 56x , Basso — 58x
Allegro di molto — 44x , Largo — 45x , Presto — 40x

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 — 473x Score — 66x
Cembalo — 50x , Violino I — 58x , Violino II — 56x , Viola — 52x , Basso — 53x , Flauto I — 58x , Flauto II — 51x
Largo — 58x , Allegro di molto — 49x , Tempo di minuetto — 46x

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 — 455x Score — 64x
Cembalo — 55x , Violino I — 56x , Violino II — 48x , Viola — 49x , Basso — 52x
Allegro di molto — 51x , Largo mesto — 52x , Prestissimo — 45x

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

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Sample — 465x Score — 60x
Violino I — 50x , Violino II — 54x , Viola — 49x , Cembalo concertante — 51x , Basso — 52x , Flauto I — 49x , Flauto II — 47x , Corno I — 51x , Corno II — 52x
Allegro — 48x , Larghetto — 46x , Presto — 47x

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 — 472x Score — 89x
Flauto basso — 63x , Viola — 64x , Basso — 62x
Un poco Andante — 58x , Allegretto — 49x , Allegro — 56x

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 — 524x Score — 126x
Flauto — 81x , Violino — 80x , Viola — 78x , Basso — 69x
Allegro — 58x , Andante un poco largo — 52x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 46x

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 — 597x Score — 88x
Violino I — 64x , Violino II — 61x , Basso — 62x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 65x
Allegretto — 59x , Adagio — 58x , Allegro — 44x

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 — 539x Score — 126x
Flauto traversiere — 75x , Violino — 78x , Basso — 71x
Allegro — 47x , Adagio ma non troppo — 58x , Allegretto — 46x

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.