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 17 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Prelude & Fugue In E	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Prelude & Fugue In A Flat	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Prelude & Fugue In Bb Min	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Prelude & Fugue In B	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Siciliano	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	—
Contrapunctus Ix	—	—	—	Horn, Trombone, Tuba	Classical	—
Contrapunctus Vii	—	—	—	Horn, Trombone, Tuba	Classical	—
Death, I Do Not Fear	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Ye Are Not In The Flesh	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
If By His Love	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
If, Therefore, Christ	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
God's Own Time	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Set In Order	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Into Thy Hands	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Thou Shalt Be With Me	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	—
Allegro Moderato Sonata II	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	—
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit Bwv 669	—	Bwv 669	—	—	Classical	—
Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit Bwv 672	—	Bwv 672	—	—	Classical	—
Allein Gott in Der Hoh Sei Ehr Bwv 676	—	Bwv 676	—	—	Classical	—
Dies Sind Die Heilgen Zehen Gebot Bwv 678	—	Bwv 678	—	—	Classical	—
Dies Sind Die Heilgen Zehen Gebot Bwv 679	—	Bwv 679	—	—	Classical	—
Wir Glauben All an Einen Gott Bwv 681	—	Bwv 681	—	—	Classical	—
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich Bwv 683	—	Bwv 683	—	—	Classical	—
Christ, Unser Herr, Zum Jordan Kam Bwv 684	—	Bwv 684	—	—	Classical	—
Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir Bwv 686	—	Bwv 686	—	—	Classical	—
Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, Der Von Uns Den Zorn Gottes Wandt Bwv 688	—	Bwv 688	—	—	Classical	—
Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, Der Von Uns Den Zorn Gottes Wandt Bwv 689	—	Bwv 689	—	—	Classical	—
6. Leidvolle Musik	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	—
Six Sonatas: Andante Performed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	—	—	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn	Classical	4
Allegretto Grazioso	—	—	—	Viola	Classical	—
Sonatina In G Major	—	—	G major	violin	Classical	1
Marche	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	—
Invention in F	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Polonaise in E	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Sarabande E	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Fugue in B-Flat Major	—	—	B-Flat major	Piano	Classical	—
Italian Concerto No 1	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Menuet in G	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Loure	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Marcia	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Minuetto in Sol	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Toccata in Re Minore	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Toccata in F Minor, Wq. 63:6	—	—	F minor	Piano, Organ	Classical	1
Prelude In C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	—
Four Pieces From The Little Notebook	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	—
Sonata	—	—	—	—	Classical	—
Menuet In D Minor BWV Anh.132 Performed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	—	—	D minor	Piano	Classical	1
Solfeggio in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano, Organ	Classical	1

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.