Bach C. P. E.

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Depicting One’s Friends Music: C.P.E. Bach’s Character Pieces
C.P.E. Bach composed a number of character pieces for solo keyboard between 1754 and 1758. He used a French model, the pièce de caractère, and called his works Petites Pièces. The works were named after Bach’s friends and acquaintances. Although
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On This Day
14 December: C.P.E. Bach Died
On 2 November 1788, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach wrote to a friend, “Since 18 September I have been very ill with gout and other ailments. Now my health is beginning to improve.” However, this period of improvement was short-lived, as
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How Much Do You Know About Bach’s Musical Family?
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Musicians and Artists: Jommelli, C.P.E. Bach and Lavater
In his ground-breaking book on physiognomy, the Swiss writer Johan Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) sought to find the face of God in the men around him. Taking literally the notion that God created man in his own image, Lavater, sought to
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CPE Bach – Concertos for Cello & Symphony H. 648
Concerto for violoncello, strings and basso continuo H. 432 (Wq 170) A minor III. Allegro assai From CPE Bach – Concertos for Cello & Symphony H. 648 (2018) Released by Harmonia Mundi C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for violoncello, strings and basso
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Mapping the Musical Genome: The Bach Family
Johann Sebastian Bach was part of an extensive Saxon-Thuringian family that produced an unparalleled and almost incalculable number of musicians. From fiddlers and town musicians to organists, from Kantors, court musicians and Kapellmeisters, member of the Bach family extensively populated
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Württemberg Sonatas – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata Württemberg No. 2 in A Flat Major, Wq. 49/2, H. 31: III. Allegro From Württemberg Sonatas – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (2015) Released by Harmonia Mundi C.P.E. Bach: Sonata Württemberg No. 2 in A Flat Major, Wq. 49/2, H.
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C.P.E Bach: Magnificat Wq 215 / Heilig ist Gott Wq 217 – Symphony in D major Wq 183/1
Magnificat Wq 215 4. Chor. Et misericordia elius From C.P.E Bach: Magnificat Wq 215 / Heilig ist Gott Wq 217 – Symphony in D major Wq 183/1 (2014) Released by Harmonia Mundi C.P.E Bach: Magnificat Wq 215 – 4. Chor.
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