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 5 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
Sonata I (Variant) Bach C.P.E.	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata Ii (Variant)bach C.P.E.	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Gavottes 1 and 2	1766IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
When Johnny Comes Marching Home	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Bitten, Wq 194 no. 9 - G-Dur/G major	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
CHILDREN'S DAY	—	—	—	—	Classical	4
The Grace of God	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Toccata In D Minor	1708 ?IMSLP	—	D minor	Piano	New Age, Classical	4
Menuet G Min Bwv Anh115	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Fecit potentiam	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Violin Concerto in A Minor	—	—	A minor	—	Classical	4
Navy Hymn	—	—	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tuba, percussion, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	3
Invention Iii	—	—	—	Horn	Classical	4
Be Joyful,Ye Christians	—	—	—	Tenor Saxophone	Classical	4
I Praise Thee, Lord	—	—	—	Flute, Bassoon	Classical	4
Our Father Who Art In H	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Clarinet	Classical	4
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	—	—	—	—	Classical	3
Allemanda Cello Suite Iv	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	1
Partita #4 In D Pno	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Now Again Upon Thy Birthday	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	4
Fantasie & Fugue In A Min	1754 ca.IMSLP	—	—	—	Classical	4
Little Two-Part Fugue	1708 ?IMSLP	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	4
Aria Cantata #123	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	3
Duetto Cantata #205	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	4
Fugue In E Flat	—	—	—	Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba	Classical	3
Chorale #38	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Prelude & Fugue In D#min	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
It Is The Old Decree	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	4
All Glory, Praise And Majesty	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	4
Fantasia in C Minor	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	4
Fugue	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
7. Sarabande en Rondeau	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Menuet from Partita No. 1	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Prelude in D Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I	—	—	D minor	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata in G Major	—	—	G major	Flute	Classical	3
Rondo in D Minor	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	2
Rondo in C Minor	—	—	C minor	—	Classical	2
Bach: Four Sonatas	—	—	—	—	Classical	4
Flute Sonata in G major, Wq.123 (H.550)	1735, FrankfurtIMSLP	—	G major	Basso continuo, Flute	Classical	3
Piano Concerto in C Minor, Wq.43.4 / H.474	1771IMSLP	—	C minor	—	Classical	3
Rondo in E flat, Wq.61	1786IMSLP	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	4
Sonata in B minor, Wq.62/22 (H.132)	1758IMSLP	—	B minor	Piano	Classical	3
Trio Sonata in B-flat major, Wq.161/2 (H.578)	1748, Potsdam.IMSLP	—	B-flat major	—	Classical	3
Magnificat Anima (My Heart And Soul) Cpe Bach	—	—	—	Voice, bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto	Classical	4
Sonata, E flat major, Wq 52,1 (Piano solo)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Bach: Sonata b minor Wq 65,13	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Bach: Sonata f minor Wq 62,6	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Bach: Sonata (First Edition) G major Wq 65,12	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2

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.