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 minor, Wq.161/1 H.579, Gespräch zwischen einem Sanguineus und Melancholicus

(for 2 violins and continuo)

5:37	I.	Allegretto - Presto
3:42	II.	Adagio
10:14	III.	Allegro

Duration: 16 minutes (approximately)

Composed: (?) 1749 (age 34-35)

1 recording, 3 videos

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5:37

Les Boréades de Montréal

I. Allegretto - Presto

3:42

Les Boréades de Montréal

II. Adagio

10:14

Les Boréades de Montréal

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

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
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
presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
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.