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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 469x Score — 139x
Clavier / Cembalo — 99x , Violino — 116x , Violoncello — 98x

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 — 466x Score — 126x
Clavier — 102x , Violino — 106x , Violoncello — 104x
Presto — 56x , Andante — 53x , Presto ma non tanto — 68x

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 — 411x Score — 108x
Cembalo — 98x , Violino I — 103x , Violino II — 97x , Viola — 86x , Basso — 93x
Allegretto — 67x , Adagio — 62x , Allegro assai — 64x

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 — 452x Score — 112x
Cembalo — 83x , Violino I — 91x , Violino II — 80x , Viola — 86x , Basso — 84x
Allegro — 67x , Siciliana — 51x , Allegro — 69x

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 — 489x Score — 117x
Flauto traversiere I — 102x , Flauto traversiere II — 85x , Violino I — 77x , Violino II — 76x , Viola — 84x , Basso — 83x , Cembalo — 79x
Andante — 72x , Allegro moderato — 54x , Allegretto — 71x

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 — 509x Score — 179x
Violino I — 78x , Violino II — 72x , Viola — 71x , Violoncello — 71x , Basso — 70x
Allegro assai — 56x , Andante — 65x , Allegro assai — 69x

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 — 495x Score — 98x
Violoncello — 70x , Violino I — 75x , Violino II — 120x , Viola — 71x , Basso ripieno — 70x
Allegretto — 73x , Adagio — 70x , Allegro assai — 71x

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 — 538x Score — 90x
Cembalo — 73x , Violino I — 77x , Violino II — 73x , Viola — 75x , Basso — 73x
Allegro — 72x , Poco Adagio — 65x , Allegro assai — 51x

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 — 528x Score — 91x
Cembalo — 84x , Violino I — 76x , Violino II — 69x , Viola — 77x , Basso — 72x
Allegro di molto — 52x , Poco adagio con sordini — 56x , Allegro — 53x

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 — 553x Score — 157x
Flauto traverso — 122x , Violino — 96x , Basso — 98x
Adagio — 66x , Allegro — 61x , Presto — 76x

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 — 516x Score — 142x
Flauto traverso — 119x , Violino — 100x , Basso — 97x
Allegro — 70x , Adagio — 72x , Presto — 75x

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 — 521x Score — 133x
Violino I — 81x , Violino II — 71x , Viola — 68x , Basso — 77x
Allegro di molto — 65x , Poco andante — 65x , Allegro spirituoso — 54x

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 — 523x Score — 89x
Cembalo concertato — 75x , Violino I — 73x , Violino II — 75x , Viola — 73x , Basso — 73x
Allegro moderato — 72x , Arioso con sordini — 67x , Allegro spirituoso — 72x

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 — 480x Score — 92x
Cembalo concertato — 79x , Violino I — 78x , Violino II — 73x , Viola — 72x , Violoncello — 74x
Allegretto — 60x , Un poco Andante — 58x , Allegro — 57x

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 — 555x Score — 119x
Flauto — 93x , Viola — 82x , Clavier — 84x
Allegretto — 57x , Adagio — 64x , Presto — 73x

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 — 861x Score — 129x
Flauto traverso — 132x , Violino I — 97x , Violino II — 94x , Viola — 91x , Basso — 104x
Allegro — 74x , Un poco andante — 62x , Allegro di molto — 69x

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 — 500x Score — 121x
Violino I — 79x , Violino II — 72x , Viola — 73x , Basso — 71x
Allegro di molto — 72x , Poco adagio — 63x , Presto — 79x

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 — 544x Score — 88x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 74x , Fortepiano — 80x , Violino I — 77x , Violino II — 70x , Viola — 75x , Flauto I — 72x , Flauto II — 75x , Corno I — 74x , Corno II — 74x , Fondamento / Violone — 78x
Allegro di molto — 62x , Larghetto — 57x , Presto — 74x

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 — 634x Score — 122x
Violino I — 71x , Violino II — 69x , Viola — 78x , Violoncello — 75x , Basso — 71x , Flauto traversiere I — 71x , Flauto traversiere II — 71x , Oboe I — 76x , Oboe II — 73x , Corno I — 64x , Corno II — 62x
Allegro assai — 75x , Andante moderato — 57x , Allegro — 59x

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 — 669x Score — 85x
Cembalo — 80x , Violino I — 72x , Violino II — 73x , Viola — 75x , Basso — 74x , Corno I — 77x , Corno II — 75x , Flauto I — 72x , Flauto II — 68x
Allegro di molto — 74x , Andante — 72x , Allegretto — 55x

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 — 625x Score — 106x
Flauto — 110x , Violino I — 84x , Violino II — 83x , Viola — 77x , Basso — 81x
Allegro di molto — 60x , Largo — 64x , Presto — 54x

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 — 496x Score — 88x
Cembalo — 62x , Violino I — 76x , Violino II — 77x , Viola — 75x , Basso — 75x , Flauto I — 78x , Flauto II — 74x
Largo — 76x , Allegro di molto — 65x , Tempo di minuetto — 64x

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 — 479x Score — 91x
Cembalo — 77x , Violino I — 78x , Violino II — 69x , Viola — 70x , Basso — 77x
Allegro di molto — 66x , Largo mesto — 67x , Prestissimo — 60x

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

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Sample — 493x Score — 86x
Violino I — 75x , Violino II — 73x , Viola — 74x , Cembalo concertante — 76x , Basso — 75x , Flauto I — 71x , Flauto II — 69x , Corno I — 73x , Corno II — 73x
Allegro — 62x , Larghetto — 61x , Presto — 61x

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 — 498x Score — 116x
Flauto basso — 88x , Viola — 89x , Basso — 90x
Un poco Andante — 75x , Allegretto — 67x , Allegro — 76x

The source of Trio in F major (1755) Wq 163 is the urtext Edition Schott 10170, London, 1951, available online at Petrucci Music Library.

Version 1.0 with a revised editorial format.
Sample — 546x Score — 151x
Flauto — 101x , Violino — 101x , Viola — 100x , Basso — 92x
Allegro — 73x , Andante un poco largo — 69x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 59x

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 — 626x Score — 116x
Violino I — 91x , Violino II — 84x , Basso — 80x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 87x
Allegretto — 77x , Adagio — 74x , Allegro — 61x

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 — 563x Score — 154x
Flauto traversiere — 100x , Violino — 103x , Basso — 93x
Allegro — 62x , Adagio ma non troppo — 75x , Allegretto — 62x

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.