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
Works page 13 of 23
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trost eines schwermutigen Christen, Wq 194 no. 24 - c-Moll/C minor | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Trost eines schwermutigen Christen, Wq 194 no. 24a - a-Moll/A minor | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Preis des Schopfers, Wq 194 no. 26 - Es-Dur/Eb major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Von der Quelle der guten Werke, Wq 194 no. 27 - E-Dur/E major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Ermunterung, die Schrift zu lesen, Wq 194 no. 28 - B-Dur/B-flat major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Trost der Erlosung, Wq 194 no. 29 - C-Dur/C major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Warnung vor der Wollust, Wq 194 no. 30 - F-Dur/F major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Abendlied, Wq 194 no. 31 - G-Dur/G major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Der Weg des Frommen, Wq 194 no. 34 - G-Dur/G major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| In Krankheit, Wq 194 no. 35 - a-Moll/A minor | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Lied am Geburtstage, Wq 194 no. 37 - e-Moll/E minor | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Gelassenheit, Wq 194 no. 39 - A-Dur/A major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Allgemeines Gebet, Wq 194 no. 40 - D-Dur/D major | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| La Philippine in A major | — | — | A major | Piano, Keyboard | Classical | 2 |
| Allegro in D Major | — | — | D major | Piano | Classical | — |
| Allegro in Eb major | — | — | E-flat major | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Minuet in G | — | — | — | Flute | Classical | — |
| Prelude | — | — | — | Piano, Flute | Classical | — |
| Marsch | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
| Three Two-Part Inventions | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
| Musette from English Suite No. 2 | — | — | — | Trombone | Classical | — |
| Musette | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, violin, Clarinet, Trombone | Classical | — |
| Let the Trumpets Sound! From Cantata no. 207 | — | — | — | Piano, Cornet | Classical | — |
| Air from "Partita in A Major" | — | — | A major | Piano, Flute | Classical | — |
| Two-Part Invention No. 14 | — | — | — | Trombone, Saxophone | Classical | 0 |
| Little Song | — | — | — | Cornet | Classical | — |
| Passapied | — | — | — | Trombone | Classical | — |
| Minuet 1 | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, violin | Classical | — |
| Minuet 2 | — | — | — | Piano, Cello | Classical | — |
| Two Guitars | — | — | — | Piano, violin | Classical | — |
| Trio in F | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Piccolo, percussion, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Teno | Classical | — |
| Chorale | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Piccolo, percussion, Xylophone, Marimba, Flexible Ins | Classical | — |
| Suite from Partita in E for Violin | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Prelude No. 1 in C Major | — | — | C major | Piano | Classical | — |
| Chorale in F Major, Minuet in G Major, Musette in D Major and Polonaise in G Minor | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Epiphany | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Be not proud | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| The goodness of God | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| WEDDINGS | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Day and Night I Call to Thee | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Fantasia | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar | Classical | — |
| Fugue 'From Heaven Above' | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Jesus,Priceless Treasure | — | — | — | Organ, Choir | Classical | — |
| Invention No.10 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | — |
| Stars And Stripes Forever | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
| Sweet Betsy From Pike | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
| This Land Is Your Land | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
| Windy | — | — | — | Clarinet | Classical | — |
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.