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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 14 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.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Swamp Fever — —— ClarinetClassical —
Camel Caravan — —— ClarinetClassical —
A Mighty Fortress Our God — —— PianoClassical —
Partita #5 In G Pno — —— PianoClassical —
Corrente — —— PianoClassical —
Bwv Anh 124 — —— —Classical —
Bwv Anh 515 — —— —Classical —
Bwv Anh 808 — —— —Classical —
Bwv Anh 999 — —— —Classical —
Menuet B Fl Maj Bwv Anh118 — —— —Classical —
Menuet In D Min Bwv Anh132 — —— —Classical —
Menuet In G Maj Bwv Anh114 — —— —Classical —
Menuet G Min Bwv842 — Bwv842— —Classical —
Polonaise G Min Bwv Anh125 — —— —Classical —
O Jesulein Suss — —— VoiceClassical —
Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G Major — —G major —Classical —
Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G Major — —G major —Classical —
BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO 6 IN Bb MAJOR — —B-flat major PianoClassical —
Overture No 3 in D Major — —D major —Classical —
Overture No 2 in B Minor — —B minor —Classical —
Erhalt Uns In Der Wahrheit — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tuba, percussion, Tenor SaxophoneClassical —
Invention Viii — —— Horn, percussion, Xylophone, MarimbaClassical —
Invention Xv — —— HornClassical —
Water Music, Theme From — —— HornClassical —
Christ Lay In Bonds Of Death — —— Piano, Organ, Flute, ChoirClassical —
Larghetto — —— Flute, BassoonClassical —
The Galway Piper — —— FluteClassical —
Grant Us To Do With Zeal — —— ClarinetClassical —
Why Grievest Thou My Soul — —— ClarinetClassical —
Entrust Thy Ways — —— Piano, ClarinetClassical —
Unto Us A Child Is Born — —— Piano, ClarinetClassical —
Old Year Has Passed Away — —— Piano, ClarinetClassical —
From Deepest Need I Cry — —— Horn, TromboneClassical —
Before Thy Throne I Come — —— Horn, TromboneClassical —
Be Glad, My Soul — —— Horn, TromboneClassical —
At Thy Mercy, Lord — —— Horn, TromboneClassical —
Dance of the Hours — —— —Classical —
Air I — —— OrganClassical —
How brightly shines the morning star — —— —Classical —
Partita #2 In C Min Pno — —— PianoClassical —
Allemande English Suite #1 — —— PianoClassical —
2 Part Invention #14 — —— PianoClassical —
O Fiamme Serafiche Vive — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Su Volate Qui Ore Liete — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Signor Se Vuoi Quest'anno — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Vieni A Noi Rinnova I Doni — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Nel Mio Dolor Io Son Conte — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —
Non Piu Festosi Accordi — —— Piano, VoiceClassical —

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.