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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 557x Score — 281x
Clavier / Cembalo — 186x , Violino — 202x , Violoncello — 251x

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 — 550x Score — 222x
Clavier — 211x , Violino — 217x , Violoncello — 190x
Presto — 422x , Andante — 374x , Presto ma non tanto — 424x

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 — 491x Score — 213x
Cembalo — 187x , Violino I — 186x , Violino II — 179x , Viola — 179x , Basso — 184x
Allegretto — 172x , Adagio — 236x , Allegro assai — 291x

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 — 539x Score — 208x
Cembalo — 165x , Violino I — 192x , Violino II — 177x , Viola — 173x , Basso — 163x
Allegro — 262x , Siciliana — 407x , Allegro — 433x

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 — 577x Score — 316x
Flauto traversiere I — 185x , Flauto traversiere II — 165x , Violino I — 166x , Violino II — 166x , Viola — 181x , Basso — 178x , Cembalo — 174x
Andante — 238x , Allegro moderato — 234x , Allegretto — 299x

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 — 597x Score — 625x
Violino I — 166x , Violino II — 156x , Viola — 164x , Violoncello — 165x , Basso — 158x
Allegro assai — 145x , Andante — 178x , Allegro assai — 145x

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 — 578x Score — 203x
Violoncello — 166x , Violino I — 162x , Violino II — 332x , Viola — 164x , Basso ripieno — 161x
Allegretto — 230x , Adagio — 168x , Allegro assai — 281x

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 — 659x Score — 181x
Cembalo — 167x , Violino I — 169x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 165x
Allegro — 380x , Poco Adagio — 351x , Allegro assai — 256x

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 — 610x Score — 190x
Cembalo — 165x , Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 152x , Viola — 153x , Basso — 157x
Allegro di molto — 257x , Poco adagio con sordini — 242x , Allegro — 219x

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 — 673x Score — 265x
Flauto traverso — 234x , Violino — 184x , Basso — 184x
Adagio — 298x , Allegro — 229x , Presto — 224x

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 — 608x Score — 280x
Flauto traverso — 632x , Violino — 188x , Basso — 559x
Allegro — 286x , Adagio — 246x , Presto — 295x

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 — 340x
Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 166x , Viola — 181x , Basso — 162x
Allegro di molto — 254x , Poco andante — 414x , 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 — 601x Score — 195x
Cembalo concertato — 158x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 156x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 153x
Allegro moderato — 292x , Arioso con sordini — 322x , Allegro spirituoso — 397x

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 — 579x Score — 184x
Cembalo concertato — 214x , Violino I — 160x , Violino II — 149x , Viola — 149x , Violoncello — 150x
Allegretto — 272x , Un poco Andante — 214x , Allegro — 178x

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 — 647x Score — 229x
Flauto — 184x , Viola — 166x , Clavier — 193x
Allegretto — 326x , Adagio — 193x , Presto — 216x

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 — 1238x Score — 568x
Flauto traverso — 213x , Violino I — 185x , Violino II — 184x , Viola — 168x , Basso — 180x
Allegro — 377x , Un poco andante — 367x , Allegro di molto — 204x

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 — 572x Score — 247x
Violino I — 180x , Violino II — 162x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 165x
Allegro di molto — 371x , Poco adagio — 323x , Presto — 377x

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 — 631x Score — 180x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 163x , Fortepiano — 169x , Violino I — 345x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 156x , Flauto I — 149x , Flauto II — 162x , Corno I — 161x , Corno II — 162x , Fondamento / Violone — 164x
Allegro di molto — 375x , Larghetto — 336x , Presto — 348x

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 — 891x Score — 238x
Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 152x , Viola — 168x , Violoncello — 156x , Basso — 152x , Flauto traversiere I — 144x , Flauto traversiere II — 159x , Oboe I — 154x , Oboe II — 151x , Corno I — 142x , Corno II — 145x
Allegro assai — 447x , Andante moderato — 404x , Allegro — 373x

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 — 768x Score — 170x
Cembalo — 165x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 148x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 163x , Corno I — 160x , Corno II — 153x , Flauto I — 157x , Flauto II — 161x
Allegro di molto — 254x , Andante — 306x , Allegretto — 286x

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 — 839x Score — 211x
Flauto — 221x , Violino I — 202x , Violino II — 180x , Viola — 165x , Basso — 167x
Allegro di molto — 292x , Largo — 201x , Presto — 197x

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 — 582x Score — 193x
Cembalo — 147x , Violino I — 161x , Violino II — 172x , Viola — 148x , Basso — 155x , Flauto I — 157x , Flauto II — 160x
Largo — 375x , Allegro di molto — 203x , Tempo di minuetto — 235x

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 — 565x Score — 177x
Cembalo — 153x , Violino I — 158x , Violino II — 153x , Viola — 160x , Basso — 158x
Allegro di molto — 248x , Largo mesto — 275x , Prestissimo — 336x

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

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Sample — 586x Score — 172x
Violino I — 159x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 159x , Cembalo concertante — 155x , Basso — 154x , Flauto I — 147x , Flauto II — 151x , Corno I — 158x , Corno II — 156x
Allegro — 240x , Larghetto — 176x , Presto — 290x

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 — 574x Score — 219x
Flauto basso — 209x , Viola — 191x , Basso — 185x
Un poco Andante — 344x , Allegretto — 332x , 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 — 640x Score — 362x
Flauto — 200x , Violino — 184x , Viola — 190x , Basso — 188x
Allegro — 161x , 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 — 830x Score — 259x
Violino I — 211x , Violino II — 220x , Basso — 266x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 165x
Allegretto — 167x , Adagio — 148x , Allegro — 144x

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 — 644x Score — 271x
Flauto traversiere — 193x , Violino — 187x , Basso — 259x
Allegro — 142x , Adagio ma non troppo — 165x , Allegretto — 140x

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.