Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

Nationality: German

Born: March 8, 1714, Weimar Died: December 14, 1788, Hamburg (age 74)

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Trio Sonata in C major, Wq.149 H.573

(for flute, violin and continuo)

3:04	I.	Allegro di molto
4:51	II.	Andante
4:44	III.	Allegretto

Duration: 13 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1745 (age 30-31)

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3:04

Les Amis de Philippe

I. Allegro di molto

4:51

Les Amis de Philippe

II. Andante

4:44

Les Amis de Philippe

III. Allegretto

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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.
andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
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
continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
di [I], d'—of, in the manner of
molto [It]—very much
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.
trio sonata, sonate en trio, sonata a tre—one of the chief forms of chamber music in the Baroque era. Trio indicates three components: 2 soloists and continuo (accompaniment). Typically comprises four movements in one of many specific plans.