Composer

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

1714–1788

1,063 works in the index

Born: 1714
Died: 1788
Birthplace: Weimar
Citizenship / historical state: Germany
Period (estimated from birth year): Baroque

Biography

The second surviving son of Johann Sebastian, and for most of the eighteenth century the more famous of the two. Haydn and Beethoven both studied his keyboard music closely, and it sounds like neither his father's nor anyone else's.

The keyboard sonatas are the body of it, and they are genuinely useful teaching repertoire — comparable in difficulty to Haydn's, more unpredictable, and far less played. The Solfeggietto in C minor is the one piece of his that everyone has met, usually early. His treatise on keyboard playing is still the primary source for how this music was performed.

Works carry Wq. numbers from Wotquenne and H. numbers from Helm, and editions use one or the other or both, so the same sonata appears under two identifiers. Where a listing gives both, they are the reliable way to confirm what you are buying.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Flute, Clarinet, harpsichord, Organ
Genres represented: Classical, pop, New Age
Works with composition dates: 63 of 1,063

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Bach: Sonatas, Fantasias & Rondos (Volume I)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	37
Sonata in E Minor	1785IMSLP	—	E minor	Flute	Classical	11
Solfeggietto, Wq.117.1 / H.220	1766IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	13
Sonata Iii G Minor (Bach C.P.E.)	1734 (?)IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	11
Allegro in A minor	1774IMSLP	—	A minor	—	Classical	16
Aria	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	7
Solfeggietto	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Trombone, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	8
Sonata in F Minor	—	—	F minor	Piano	Classical	9
Five Pieces (collection)	—	—	—	—	Classical	8
Sonata in A minor for Solo Flute, Wq.132 / H.562	1747IMSLP	—	A minor	Flute	Classical	10
Sonata in B-flat Major from 'Clavier-Sonaten und freye Fantasien nebst einigen Rondos	1784IMSLP	—	B-flat major	Piano	Classical	8
Fecit Potentiam (His Arm Omnipotent) Cpe Bach	—	—	—	Voice, bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto	Classical	7
Solfeggio	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Nocturne	1762–65IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Cornet	Classical	9
Brandenburg Concerto No 1	—	—	—	Flute, Bassoon, Horn	Classical	7
Pastorale	—	—	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	6
Concerto In A Minor	1750, BerlinIMSLP	—	A minor	Piano, Bassoon	Classical	8
Bach: The Württenburg Sonatas (Volume I, Nos. 1	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Bach: The W	—	—	—	—	Classical	9
Allegro	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	8
Sonata V E Major (Bach C.P.E.)	1763IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	8
Sonata am Wq 132	1747IMSLP	—	—	Piccolo	Classical	9
Burlesca	—	—	—	Trombone	Classical	7
Bouree	—	—	—	Piano, violin, Clarinet, Saxophone	Classical	6
Little Prelude In C Min.	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Polonaise	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	7
Sonatensatz aus: Sonate C-dur, Wq 62/10	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	8
Rondo In E Major	—	—	E major	Piano	Classical	6
Fantasia in C major	1784IMSLP	—	C major	—	Classical	5
March	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	4
Sonata (first edition), E minor, Wq 65,30 (Piano solo)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Menuet II	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	7
Sonata Iv D Minor (Bach C.P.E.)	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	8
Air for the G String	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	7
My Heart Every Faithful	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	7
Prelude in C	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Vom Tode, Wq 194 no. 36 - C-Dur/C major	—	—	—	—	Classical	8
Badinerie	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	6
Air	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	7
Scherzando	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Gigue	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Badinage	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	7
Sleepers Wake	—	—	—	—	Classical	6
Air II	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	5
Theme	—	—	—	Recorder	Classical	7
For Us The Easter Lamb	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	7
O Lord, Incline Us To Consider	1747-48IMSLP	—	—	Choir	Classical	7
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich Bwv 682	—	Bwv 682	—	—	Classical	7

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 204566. Portrait: After Johann Philipp Bach, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.