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 3 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
Italian Air	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	4
Menuet in G Minor	—	—	G minor	—	Classical	4
Fantasia in G major Wq. 117:8	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	7
Two-Part Invention in C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	5
Gigue in F Major	—	—	F major	Guitar	Classical	6
Prelude in D Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II	—	—	D minor	Piano	Classical	4
Fantasia in G Major	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical	6
SONATA IN A MINOR	—	—	A minor	Flute	Classical	6
Solfeggietto in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	7
Bach: Six Duets	—	—	—	—	Classical	6
Bach: Six Sonatas	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	6
Flute Sonata in A minor, Wq.128 (H.555)	1740, Berlin.IMSLP	—	A minor	Basso continuo, Flute	Classical	5
Menuett	1762–65IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Clarinet, Recorder, Saxophone	Classical	5
6 Prussian Sonatas, Wq.48 / H.24-29	1740–42IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Sonata in A Major	1758 (as H.133), rev. 1762? and laterIMSLP	—	A major	—	Classical	4
Sonata in A Major from 'Sechs Clavier-Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber, I'	1765IMSLP	—	A major	Piano	Classical	5
Sonata in A Major, Wq.65/37 (H.174)	1763IMSLP	—	A major	Piano	Classical	5
Sonata in B-flat, Wq.62/16 (H.116)	1757IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Sonata in F Major	—	—	F major	—	Classical	5
6 Württemberg Sonatas, Wq.49 / H.30-34,36	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Suscepit Israel (His Servant) Cpe Bach	—	—	—	Voice, bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto	Classical	3
Sonata (first edition), G major, Wq 65,12 (Piano solo)	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Continuo	Classical	3
Come, Sweet Death	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Arioso	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	5
Polonoise	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	5
Sonata A minor Wq 70, No. 4	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	6
Sonata Iii At Minor (Bach C.P.E.	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	5
Sonata I E Flat Major (Bach Cpe)	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	5
Sonata Ii D Minor (Bach C.P.E.)	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	5
Allegro in G Major	1775Wikidata	—	G major	Piano	Classical	5
Three Sacred Chorales	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, Piccolo, percussion, Flexible Instrument, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	5
Anglaise French Suite #3	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	2
Oh! Susanna	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
We Wish You a Merry Christmas	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Bwv Anh 119	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
Bwv Anh 939	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F Major	1755 (May)IMSLP	—	F major	—	Classical	5
Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D Major	—	—	D major	—	Classical	5
Lord And Master	—	—	—	Horn, Trombone, Viola	Classical	5
I Shall Sing Unto The Lord	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	4
Adagio Cantabile Violin Sonata No 3	1734 (?)IMSLP	—	—	Organ	Classical	4
Toccata In E Minor Pno	1708 ?IMSLP	—	E minor	Piano	Classical	5
Corrente Cello Suite I	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Giga Cello Suite Ii	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Prelude & Fugue In D Min	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Prelude & Fugue In B Flat	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	5
O Death, None Could Lay Thee Low	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	5
We Celebrate This Holy Feast	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	5

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.