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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 559x Score — 284x
Clavier / Cembalo — 188x , Violino — 206x , Violoncello — 256x

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 — 551x Score — 224x
Clavier — 213x , Violino — 222x , Violoncello — 191x
Presto — 428x , Andante — 379x , Presto ma non tanto — 429x

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 — 493x Score — 216x
Cembalo — 189x , Violino I — 188x , Violino II — 181x , Viola — 181x , Basso — 187x
Allegretto — 174x , Adagio — 238x , Allegro assai — 292x

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 — 540x Score — 211x
Cembalo — 168x , Violino I — 195x , Violino II — 179x , Viola — 175x , Basso — 165x
Allegro — 266x , Siciliana — 408x , Allegro — 436x

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 — 579x Score — 322x
Flauto traversiere I — 188x , Flauto traversiere II — 168x , Violino I — 169x , Violino II — 168x , Viola — 183x , Basso — 180x , Cembalo — 176x
Andante — 239x , Allegro moderato — 235x , Allegretto — 300x

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 — 599x Score — 633x
Violino I — 168x , Violino II — 158x , Viola — 166x , Violoncello — 167x , Basso — 161x
Allegro assai — 147x , Andante — 180x , Allegro assai — 147x

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 — 581x Score — 207x
Violoncello — 168x , Violino I — 164x , Violino II — 336x , Viola — 166x , Basso ripieno — 163x
Allegretto — 232x , Adagio — 168x , Allegro assai — 283x

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 — 660x Score — 183x
Cembalo — 169x , Violino I — 171x , Violino II — 158x , Viola — 159x , Basso — 167x
Allegro — 382x , Poco Adagio — 354x , Allegro assai — 258x

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 — 611x Score — 193x
Cembalo — 167x , Violino I — 163x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 155x , Basso — 160x
Allegro di molto — 260x , Poco adagio con sordini — 244x , Allegro — 220x

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 — 677x Score — 267x
Flauto traverso — 240x , Violino — 186x , Basso — 186x
Adagio — 298x , Allegro — 229x , Presto — 225x

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 — 613x Score — 286x
Flauto traverso — 638x , Violino — 190x , Basso — 563x
Allegro — 287x , Adagio — 249x , Presto — 298x

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 — 605x Score — 348x
Violino I — 182x , Violino II — 168x , Viola — 182x , Basso — 163x
Allegro di molto — 257x , Poco andante — 415x , Allegro spirituoso — 347x

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 — 603x Score — 197x
Cembalo concertato — 160x , Violino I — 157x , Violino II — 158x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 155x
Allegro moderato — 293x , Arioso con sordini — 323x , Allegro spirituoso — 399x

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 — 580x Score — 186x
Cembalo concertato — 217x , Violino I — 162x , Violino II — 151x , Viola — 151x , Violoncello — 152x
Allegretto — 274x , Un poco Andante — 215x , Allegro — 181x

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 — 649x Score — 232x
Flauto — 186x , Viola — 168x , Clavier — 195x
Allegretto — 326x , Adagio — 194x , Presto — 217x

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 — 1243x Score — 573x
Flauto traverso — 215x , Violino I — 187x , Violino II — 186x , Viola — 170x , Basso — 182x
Allegro — 380x , Un poco andante — 369x , Allegro di molto — 207x

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 — 573x Score — 250x
Violino I — 183x , Violino II — 164x , Viola — 149x , Basso — 168x
Allegro di molto — 371x , Poco adagio — 324x , Presto — 380x

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 — 632x Score — 183x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 163x , Fortepiano — 171x , Violino I — 350x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 157x , Flauto I — 151x , Flauto II — 164x , Corno I — 163x , Corno II — 164x , Fondamento / Violone — 168x
Allegro di molto — 376x , Larghetto — 338x , Presto — 349x

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 — 896x Score — 244x
Violino I — 157x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 172x , Violoncello — 158x , Basso — 155x , Flauto traversiere I — 146x , Flauto traversiere II — 161x , Oboe I — 156x , Oboe II — 154x , Corno I — 144x , Corno II — 147x
Allegro assai — 453x , Andante moderato — 405x , Allegro — 376x

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 — 769x Score — 173x
Cembalo — 171x , Violino I — 152x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 159x , Basso — 165x , Corno I — 162x , Corno II — 156x , Flauto I — 163x , Flauto II — 163x
Allegro di molto — 255x , Andante — 308x , Allegretto — 288x

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 — 845x Score — 215x
Flauto — 230x , Violino I — 203x , Violino II — 183x , Viola — 168x , Basso — 170x
Allegro di molto — 294x , Largo — 203x , Presto — 199x

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 — 584x Score — 199x
Cembalo — 150x , Violino I — 167x , Violino II — 176x , Viola — 150x , Basso — 157x , Flauto I — 159x , Flauto II — 162x
Largo — 378x , Allegro di molto — 204x , Tempo di minuetto — 236x

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 — 566x Score — 180x
Cembalo — 155x , Violino I — 160x , Violino II — 156x , Viola — 162x , Basso — 160x
Allegro di molto — 250x , Largo mesto — 277x , Prestissimo — 338x

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

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Sample — 587x Score — 177x
Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 163x , Viola — 161x , Cembalo concertante — 159x , Basso — 156x , Flauto I — 150x , Flauto II — 153x , Corno I — 160x , Corno II — 158x
Allegro — 242x , Larghetto — 177x , Presto — 292x

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 — 577x Score — 222x
Flauto basso — 211x , Viola — 193x , Basso — 185x
Un poco Andante — 345x , Allegretto — 333x , Allegro — 380x

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 — 641x Score — 364x
Flauto — 203x , Violino — 184x , Viola — 190x , Basso — 188x
Allegro — 162x , Andante un poco largo — 147x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 145x

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.

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Sample — 834x Score — 264x
Violino I — 212x , Violino II — 220x , Basso — 272x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 167x
Allegretto — 168x , Adagio — 150x , Allegro — 146x

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 — 645x Score — 275x
Flauto traversiere — 196x , Violino — 189x , Basso — 262x
Allegro — 145x , Adagio ma non troppo — 168x , Allegretto — 143x

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.