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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 532x Score — 235x
Clavier / Cembalo — 170x , Violino — 179x , Violoncello — 196x

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 — 525x Score — 201x
Clavier — 174x , Violino — 182x , Violoncello — 170x
Presto — 309x , Andante — 269x , Presto ma non tanto — 308x

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 — 468x Score — 196x
Cembalo — 171x , Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 168x
Allegretto — 151x , Adagio — 208x , Allegro assai — 252x

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 — 514x Score — 184x
Cembalo — 144x , Violino I — 162x , Violino II — 152x , Viola — 158x , Basso — 149x
Allegro — 167x , Siciliana — 301x , Allegro — 344x

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 — 557x Score — 246x
Flauto traversiere I — 175x , Flauto traversiere II — 154x , Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 163x , Basso — 164x , Cembalo — 156x
Andante — 198x , Allegro moderato — 194x , Allegretto — 262x

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 — 568x Score — 552x
Violino I — 153x , Violino II — 144x , Viola — 150x , Violoncello — 146x , Basso — 142x
Allegro assai — 129x , Andante — 156x , Allegro assai — 132x

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 — 551x Score — 182x
Violoncello — 150x , Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 267x , Viola — 138x , Basso ripieno — 141x
Allegretto — 206x , Adagio — 153x , Allegro assai — 261x

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 — 636x Score — 167x
Cembalo — 144x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 140x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 145x
Allegro — 327x , Poco Adagio — 306x , Allegro assai — 234x

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 — 591x Score — 167x
Cembalo — 147x , Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 130x , Viola — 137x , Basso — 140x
Allegro di molto — 238x , Poco adagio con sordini — 212x , Allegro — 195x

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 — 619x Score — 244x
Flauto traverso — 190x , Violino — 165x , Basso — 167x
Adagio — 239x , Allegro — 186x , Presto — 180x

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 — 575x Score — 232x
Flauto traverso — 365x , Violino — 169x , Basso — 338x
Allegro — 264x , Adagio — 229x , Presto — 269x

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 — 577x Score — 263x
Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 145x , Basso — 143x
Allegro di molto — 172x , Poco andante — 269x , Allegro spirituoso — 261x

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 — 577x Score — 169x
Cembalo concertato — 142x , Violino I — 135x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 136x
Allegro moderato — 246x , Arioso con sordini — 274x , Allegro spirituoso — 318x

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 — 555x Score — 161x
Cembalo concertato — 171x , Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 133x , Violoncello — 139x
Allegretto — 242x , Un poco Andante — 192x , Allegro — 155x

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 — 623x Score — 208x
Flauto — 169x , Viola — 149x , Clavier — 170x
Allegretto — 292x , Adagio — 155x , Presto — 163x

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 — 1076x Score — 273x
Flauto traverso — 197x , Violino I — 164x , Violino II — 167x , Viola — 155x , Basso — 168x
Allegro — 323x , Un poco andante — 302x , Allegro di molto — 154x

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 — 551x Score — 214x
Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 131x , Basso — 140x
Allegro di molto — 296x , Poco adagio — 253x , Presto — 308x

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 — 602x Score — 155x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 146x , Fortepiano — 150x , Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 136x , Flauto I — 135x , Flauto II — 146x , Corno I — 144x , Corno II — 147x , Fondamento / Violone — 145x
Allegro di molto — 316x , Larghetto — 294x , Presto — 295x

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 — 814x Score — 201x
Violino I — 142x , Violino II — 134x , Viola — 141x , Violoncello — 141x , Basso — 127x , Flauto traversiere I — 132x , Flauto traversiere II — 136x , Oboe I — 140x , Oboe II — 136x , Corno I — 130x , Corno II — 129x
Allegro assai — 336x , Andante moderato — 295x , Allegro — 275x

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 — 736x Score — 155x
Cembalo — 149x , Violino I — 133x , Violino II — 134x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 141x , Corno I — 137x , Corno II — 140x , Flauto I — 141x , Flauto II — 138x
Allegro di molto — 236x , Andante — 289x , Allegretto — 236x

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 — 759x Score — 189x
Flauto — 190x , Violino I — 170x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 148x
Allegro di molto — 255x , Largo — 188x , Presto — 175x

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 — 554x Score — 172x
Cembalo — 128x , Violino I — 145x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 136x , Basso — 139x , Flauto I — 140x , Flauto II — 137x
Largo — 276x , Allegro di molto — 182x , Tempo di minuetto — 172x

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 — 538x Score — 158x
Cembalo — 136x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 135x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 142x
Allegro di molto — 226x , Largo mesto — 248x , Prestissimo — 272x

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

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Sample — 553x Score — 152x
Violino I — 141x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 143x , Cembalo concertante — 141x , Basso — 140x , Flauto I — 134x , Flauto II — 137x , Corno I — 141x , Corno II — 143x
Allegro — 223x , Larghetto — 132x , Presto — 236x

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 — 554x Score — 201x
Flauto basso — 165x , Viola — 173x , Basso — 165x
Un poco Andante — 274x , Allegretto — 281x , Allegro — 277x

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 — 621x Score — 282x
Flauto — 173x , Violino — 166x , Viola — 169x , Basso — 159x
Allegro — 141x , Andante un poco largo — 134x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 127x

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 — 767x Score — 203x
Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 180x , Basso — 200x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 148x
Allegretto — 147x , Adagio — 136x , Allegro — 126x

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 — 622x Score — 236x
Flauto traversiere — 171x , Violino — 165x , Basso — 201x
Allegro — 128x , Adagio ma non troppo — 149x , Allegretto — 132x

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.