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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714 - 1788)

Sample page — 537x Score — 254x
Clavier / Cembalo — 176x , Violino — 184x , Violoncello — 221x

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 — 530x Score — 209x
Clavier — 181x , Violino — 188x , Violoncello — 174x
Presto — 352x , Andante — 304x , Presto ma non tanto — 364x

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 — 475x Score — 200x
Cembalo — 174x , Violino I — 174x , Violino II — 169x , Viola — 162x , Basso — 172x
Allegretto — 163x , Adagio — 224x , Allegro assai — 279x

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 — 519x Score — 190x
Cembalo — 149x , Violino I — 167x , Violino II — 159x , Viola — 161x , Basso — 153x
Allegro — 210x , Siciliana — 349x , Allegro — 388x

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 — 562x Score — 270x
Flauto traversiere I — 180x , Flauto traversiere II — 159x , Violino I — 153x , Violino II — 155x , Viola — 165x , Basso — 170x , Cembalo — 162x
Andante — 201x , Allegro moderato — 199x , Allegretto — 271x

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 — 578x Score — 576x
Violino I — 157x , Violino II — 146x , Viola — 155x , Violoncello — 152x , Basso — 148x
Allegro assai — 132x , Andante — 162x , Allegro assai — 134x

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 — 560x Score — 186x
Violoncello — 156x , Violino I — 151x , Violino II — 288x , Viola — 145x , Basso ripieno — 146x
Allegretto — 214x , Adagio — 158x , Allegro assai — 266x

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 — 642x Score — 170x
Cembalo — 149x , Violino I — 155x , Violino II — 142x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 152x
Allegro — 359x , Poco Adagio — 338x , Allegro assai — 240x

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 — 598x Score — 176x
Cembalo — 153x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 138x , Viola — 141x , Basso — 146x
Allegro di molto — 244x , Poco adagio con sordini — 223x , Allegro — 208x

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 — 627x Score — 252x
Flauto traverso — 195x , Violino — 171x , Basso — 175x
Adagio — 279x , Allegro — 218x , Presto — 212x

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 — 583x Score — 237x
Flauto traverso — 489x , Violino — 173x , Basso — 482x
Allegro — 272x , Adagio — 234x , Presto — 281x

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 — 589x Score — 288x
Violino I — 166x , Violino II — 148x , Viola — 153x , Basso — 150x
Allegro di molto — 210x , Poco andante — 362x , Allegro spirituoso — 308x

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 — 584x Score — 177x
Cembalo concertato — 147x , Violino I — 144x , Violino II — 143x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 143x
Allegro moderato — 256x , Arioso con sordini — 302x , Allegro spirituoso — 359x

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 — 563x Score — 167x
Cembalo concertato — 188x , Violino I — 145x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 137x , Violoncello — 142x
Allegretto — 255x , Un poco Andante — 199x , Allegro — 163x

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 — 632x Score — 210x
Flauto — 174x , Viola — 152x , Clavier — 176x
Allegretto — 319x , Adagio — 185x , Presto — 200x

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 — 1156x Score — 298x
Flauto traverso — 203x , Violino I — 169x , Violino II — 172x , Viola — 157x , Basso — 171x
Allegro — 354x , Un poco andante — 346x , Allegro di molto — 182x

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 — 558x Score — 224x
Violino I — 165x , Violino II — 150x , Viola — 135x , Basso — 146x
Allegro di molto — 333x , Poco adagio — 284x , Presto — 338x

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 — 612x Score — 159x
Cembalo / Basso continuo — 152x , Fortepiano — 154x , Violino I — 150x , Violino II — 148x , Viola — 142x , Flauto I — 139x , Flauto II — 149x , Corno I — 147x , Corno II — 150x , Fondamento / Violone — 152x
Allegro di molto — 359x , Larghetto — 324x , Presto — 324x

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 — 835x Score — 209x
Violino I — 146x , Violino II — 141x , Viola — 145x , Violoncello — 145x , Basso — 136x , Flauto traversiere I — 136x , Flauto traversiere II — 146x , Oboe I — 144x , Oboe II — 142x , Corno I — 134x , Corno II — 135x
Allegro assai — 384x , Andante moderato — 335x , Allegro — 313x

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 — 750x Score — 158x
Cembalo — 152x , Violino I — 137x , Violino II — 137x , Viola — 145x , Basso — 149x , Corno I — 141x , Corno II — 144x , Flauto I — 145x , Flauto II — 143x
Allegro di molto — 240x , Andante — 291x , Allegretto — 248x

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 — 789x Score — 194x
Flauto — 197x , Violino I — 177x , Violino II — 168x , Viola — 152x , Basso — 153x
Allegro di molto — 281x , Largo — 192x , Presto — 181x

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 — 564x Score — 175x
Cembalo — 132x , Violino I — 148x , Violino II — 154x , Viola — 140x , Basso — 145x , Flauto I — 145x , Flauto II — 144x
Largo — 316x , Allegro di molto — 189x , Tempo di minuetto — 202x

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 — 546x Score — 166x
Cembalo — 140x , Violino I — 145x , Violino II — 139x , Viola — 146x , Basso — 147x
Allegro di molto — 234x , Largo mesto — 253x , Prestissimo — 311x

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

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Sample — 562x Score — 157x
Violino I — 147x , Violino II — 147x , Viola — 148x , Cembalo concertante — 145x , Basso — 142x , Flauto I — 137x , Flauto II — 142x , Corno I — 144x , Corno II — 146x
Allegro — 227x , Larghetto — 162x , Presto — 267x

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 — 558x Score — 207x
Flauto basso — 171x , Viola — 180x , Basso — 171x
Un poco Andante — 311x , Allegretto — 319x , Allegro — 330x

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 — 626x Score — 304x
Flauto — 180x , Violino — 170x , Viola — 174x , Basso — 167x
Allegro — 147x , Andante un poco largo — 140x , Rondeau in tempo di Minuetto — 129x

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 — 786x Score — 220x
Violino I — 187x , Violino II — 199x , Basso — 223x , Flügel (statt Violine I und Bass) — 153x
Allegretto — 154x , Adagio — 140x , Allegro — 129x

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 — 629x Score — 242x
Flauto traversiere — 176x , Violino — 173x , Basso — 219x
Allegro — 129x , Adagio ma non troppo — 153x , Allegretto — 137x

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.