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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel

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Brief biography and caricature with summaries of his orchestral, chamber, and keyboard music and Naxos discography.
http://www.hnh.com/composer/bachcpe.htm

Message board and live chat about the life and works.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel (C.P.E Bach (1714-1788) Forum Frigate  The new books literature forums are at booksliterature.com and jollyrogerwest.com. Carl Philipp Emanuel (C.P.E Bach (1714-1788) Forum Frigate[CLASSICAL MUSIC FLEET][Carolinanavy.com][Quarterdeck][Classicals.com][Western Canon University Commons][Western Canon University Lecture Halls Classicals Great Thoughts...
http://carolinanavy.com/fleet2/f...ippEmanuelhall/shakespeare1.html

T. L. Hubeart, Jr. praises the composer, also comparing him to his brothers and his father.
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A Tribute to C.P.E. Bach  It cannot have been easy to have been a son of the great Johann Sebastian Bach--or especially to undertake a career in music under the shadow of such a father....
http://members.aol.com/basfawlty/cpe_bach.htm

Brief sketch of his life as part of a larger work dedicated to the composer's father.
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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Biography  The most illustrious offspring of Johann Sebastian (the second surviving son) studied with his father and taught his youngest brother, Johann Christian. Carl Philipp Emanuel began his career studying law...
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/cpebach.html

Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel  He wrote keyboard sonatas and fantasias for clavichord, many of which are still performed today. He also wrote chamber and orchestral music. He is best known as the author of...
http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/bach1788.html

Encarta World English Dictionary entry.
http://dictionary.msn.com/find/entry.asp?refid=1861695287

Biography, related composers, musical development, and links to related information and a discography from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
http://www.hoasm.org/XID/BachCPE.html

Essay dealing with CPE's movement from Baroque composition to a more Classical sensibility, emphasizing his innovation and participation in the Sturm und Drang style.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach An original talent between the Baroque and Classical eras  An original talent between the Baroque and Classical eras His music is no longer as well known as that of his father, but in the second half of the 18th...
http://www.unitel.de/uhilites/1998/060198.htm

Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 20 files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.
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CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach  Click to renew your subscription: it's 20% less before expiration Click to send a personalized Gift Membership at 20% off Login to be recognized as a subscriber. Click to subscribe...
http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/bachcpe.html

Musical biography with education and influences, instrumental talents, positions and appointments, and a summary of compositions. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa...a/learning/grove.html?record=585

List from recmusic.org linked to song texts, some with English translation.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other Classical Vocal Music)  Translators and other volunteers Contact Information Copyright Statement Partial Bibliography Emily's Homepage Emily's Amazon wishlist Please visit Artsconverge, a Lieder-related web-project on which I once did some work. Composer: Carl...
http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/b/cpebach.html

Recommended links, recordings, sheet music and books, and new recordings of the music of CPE Bach.
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NewOlde.com Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (CPE Bach)  Lehman worked out from the border decoration in Bach's main copy of the Well-Tempered Clavier why he believes that CPE Bach used the same temperament: 1/6 comma fifths F-C-G-D-A-E pure...
http://www.newolde.com/cpe_bach.htm

Portrait, detailed biography, and sound files.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)  German composer whose early works exemplified the grandeur of Baroque style and whose subsequent works evolved into pure Classicism, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's keyboard music offers a charming and historical...
http://www.carolinaclassical.com/cpebach/index.html

Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, illustrations, links, and MIDI audio files.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3  Bach was a wonderful author of cheerful music MIDI FILE Solfeggetto, for keyboard (1'07 He was born on March 8, 1718, in Weimar, Deutschland, one of twenty siblings that were...
http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/bach_carl.html