Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

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Biography

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. He was one of the founders of the Classical style, composing in the Rococo and Classical periods. Two of his brothers are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and Johann Christian Bach.

  • Real name
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • Name variations
  • Bach·Bach C.Ph.E.·Bach· C. P.·Bach· C.P.E.·Bach· Carl Philipp Emanuel·C: Ph. E. Bach·C. E. Bach·C. E. E. Bach·C. P. E. Bach·C. Ph. E Bach·C. Ph. E. Bach·C. Ph. E. Bach·C. Ph. Em. Bach·C. Ph. Emanuel Bach·C.P. Bach·C.P. E. Ba
  • Thomanerchor
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·music department
  • Country
  • Germany
  • Nationality
  • German
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 08 March 1714
  • Place of birth
  • Weimar
  • Death date
  • 1788-12-14
  • Death age
  • 74
  • Place of death
  • Hamburg
  • Children
  • Johann August Bach·Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Education
  • Viadrina European University·Alma Mater Viadrina
  • Knows language
  • German language
  • Parents
  • Johann Sebastian Bach·Maria Barbara Bach

Music

Keyboard Transcriptions I

Keyboard Transcriptions I

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Beyond The Limits: Complete String Symphonies

Beyond The Limits: Complete String Symphonies

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Clavierstücke verschiedener Art, Wq 112

Clavierstücke verschiedener Art, Wq 112

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Piano Concertos

Piano Concertos

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Books

Höhere Stufe der Virtuosität. - Carl Czerny

Höhere Stufe der Virtuosität.

Carl Czerny

Sechs Sonaten für Klavier allein. - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Sechs Sonaten für Klavier allein.

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Weihnachts-Oratorium - Johann Sebastian Bach

Weihnachts-Oratorium

Johann Sebastian Bach

Fantasias, Fugas, Preludio e Fuga super B-A-C-H (Ruthardt) - Johann Sebastian Bach

Fantasias, Fugas, Preludio e Fuga super B-A-C-H (Ruthardt)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Trivia

Son of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Godson of Georg Philipp Telemann.

The influence of his "Essay on Keyboard Instruments" was unsurpassed for two generations. Joseph Haydn called it "the school of schools". Of it, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart said "He is the father, we are the children." Ludwig van Beethoven recommended it to his pupil, Carl Czerny.

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