Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Nationality:
German
Born: March 8, 1714, Weimar Died: December 14, 1788, Hamburg (age 74)
Sonata in G major, W 85 H 508
(for flute and harpsichord)
| 4:27 | I. | Allegretto | |
| 3:05 | II. | Andantino | |
| 3:52 | III. | Allegro |
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1755 (age 40-41)
2 recordings,
6 videos
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4:34
Dorothea Seel, Christoph Hammer
I.
Allegretto
2:42
Dorothea Seel, Christoph Hammer
II.
Andantino
2:55
Dorothea Seel, Christoph Hammer
III.
Allegro
4:19
Bela Drahos, Zsuzsa Pertis
I.
Allegretto
3:28
Bela Drahos, Zsuzsa Pertis
II.
Andantino
4:48
Bela Drahos, Zsuzsa Pertis
III.
Allegro
Related Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Father
Nationality:
German
Born: March 21, 1685, Eisenach Died: July 28, 1750, Leipzig (age 65)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: June 21, 1732, Leipzig Died: January 26, 1795, Bückeburg (age 62)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: September 5, 1735, Leipzig Died: January 1, 1782, London (age 46)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
brother
Nationality:
German
Born: November 22, 1710, Weimar Died: July 1, 1784, Berlin (age 73)
glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.