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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 414x Score — 84x
Clavier / Cembalo — 51x , Violino — 63x , Violoncello — 52x

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 — 419x Score — 70x
Clavier — 53x , Violino — 56x , Violoncello — 50x
Presto — 28x , Andante — 26x , Presto ma non tanto — 27x

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 — 362x Score — 68x
Cembalo — 57x , Violino I — 58x , Violino II — 54x , Viola — 47x , Basso — 48x
Allegretto — 31x , Adagio — 28x , Allegro assai — 27x

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 — 405x Score — 65x
Cembalo — 42x , Violino I — 48x , Violino II — 41x , Viola — 41x , Basso — 38x
Allegro — 27x , Siciliana — 25x , Allegro — 28x

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 — 440x Score — 71x
Flauto traversiere I — 57x , Flauto traversiere II — 42x , Violino I — 37x , Violino II — 35x , Viola — 41x , Basso — 42x , Cembalo — 36x
Andante — 36x , Allegro moderato — 29x , Allegretto — 31x

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 — 463x Score — 74x
Violino I — 39x , Violino II — 32x , Viola — 33x , Violoncello — 33x , Basso — 29x
Allegro assai — 29x , Andante — 33x , Allegro assai — 30x

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 — 443x Score — 54x
Violoncello — 36x , Violino I — 39x , Violino II — 36x , Viola — 35x , Basso ripieno — 29x
Allegretto — 36x , Adagio — 33x , Allegro assai — 33x

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 — 484x Score — 47x
Cembalo — 35x , Violino I — 36x , Violino II — 31x , Viola — 29x , Basso — 30x
Allegro — 31x , Poco Adagio — 29x , Allegro assai — 28x

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 — 480x Score — 47x
Cembalo — 38x , Violino I — 35x , Violino II — 31x , Viola — 37x , Basso — 32x
Allegro di molto — 27x , Poco adagio con sordini — 31x , Allegro — 26x

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 — 508x Score — 99x
Flauto traverso — 75x , Violino — 55x , Basso — 52x
Adagio — 38x , Allegro — 33x , Presto — 38x

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 — 467x Score — 84x
Flauto traverso — 71x , Violino — 48x , Basso — 49x
Allegro — 35x , Adagio — 35x , Presto — 35x

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 — 469x Score — 83x
Violino I — 45x , Violino II — 35x , Viola — 35x , Basso — 35x
Allegro di molto — 31x , Poco andante — 32x , Allegro spirituoso — 27x

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 — 464x Score — 43x
Cembalo concertato — 33x , Violino I — 30x , Violino II — 33x , Viola — 32x , Basso — 34x
Allegro moderato — 37x , Arioso con sordini — 31x , Allegro spirituoso — 33x

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 — 431x Score — 49x
Cembalo concertato — 37x , Violino I — 33x , Violino II — 32x , Viola — 33x , Violoncello — 31x
Allegretto — 35x , Un poco Andante — 30x , Allegro — 28x

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 — 496x Score — 70x
Flauto — 53x , Viola — 41x , Clavier — 34x
Allegretto — 30x , Adagio — 29x , Presto — 31x

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 — 495x Score — 81x
Flauto traverso — 87x , Violino I — 53x , Violino II — 49x , Viola — 50x , Basso — 52x
Allegro — 37x , Un poco andante — 32x , Allegro di molto — 32x

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 — 450x Score — 69x
Violino I — 42x , Violino II — 33x , Viola — 35x , Basso — 30x
Allegro di molto — 40x , Poco adagio — 39x , Presto — 42x

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 — 483x Score — 41x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 34x , Fortepiano — 36x , Violino I — 34x , Violino II — 31x , Viola — 34x , Flauto I — 32x , Flauto II — 32x , Corno I — 30x , Corno II — 32x , Fondamento / Violone — 37x
Allegro di molto — 37x , Larghetto — 28x , Presto — 33x

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 — 478x Score — 78x
Violino I — 32x , Violino II — 31x , Viola — 34x , Violoncello — 35x , Basso — 32x , Flauto traversiere I — 30x , Flauto traversiere II — 30x , Oboe I — 34x , Oboe II — 29x , Corno I — 32x , Corno II — 25x
Allegro assai — 37x , Andante moderato — 32x , Allegro — 31x

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 — 616x Score — 40x
Cembalo — 38x , Violino I — 32x , Violino II — 34x , Viola — 32x , Basso — 35x , Corno I — 35x , Corno II — 33x , Flauto I — 33x , Flauto II — 29x
Allegro di molto — 32x , Andante — 33x , Allegretto — 27x

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 — 538x Score — 64x
Flauto — 60x , Violino I — 42x , Violino II — 38x , Viola — 38x , Basso — 38x
Allegro di molto — 29x , Largo — 27x , Presto — 28x

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 — 448x Score — 49x
Cembalo — 34x , Violino I — 36x , Violino II — 37x , Viola — 34x , Basso — 35x , Flauto I — 37x , Flauto II — 33x
Largo — 35x , Allegro di molto — 30x , Tempo di minuetto — 29x

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 — 422x Score — 43x
Cembalo — 33x , Violino I — 36x , Violino II — 30x , Viola — 32x , Basso — 30x
Allegro di molto — 35x , Largo mesto — 30x , Prestissimo — 27x

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

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Sample — 439x Score — 41x
Violino I — 33x , Violino II — 36x , Viola — 31x , Cembalo concertante — 34x , Basso — 34x , Flauto I — 33x , Flauto II — 32x , Corno I — 32x , Corno II — 35x
Allegro — 28x , Larghetto — 29x , Presto — 25x

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 — 425x Score — 62x
Flauto basso — 46x , Viola — 42x , Basso — 38x
Un poco Andante — 36x , Allegretto — 31x , Allegro — 30x

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 — 495x Score — 104x
Flauto — 61x , Violino — 59x , Viola — 60x , Basso — 52x
Allegro — 37x , Andante un poco largo — 35x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 35x

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 — 547x Score — 65x
Violino I — 46x , Violino II — 43x , Basso — 40x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 46x
Allegretto — 35x , Adagio — 31x , Allegro — 29x

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 — 492x Score — 104x
Flauto traversiere — 54x , Violino — 53x , Basso — 49x
Allegro — 29x , Adagio ma non troppo — 33x , Allegretto — 32x

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.