The Music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

by David Schulenberg

Of the four sons of J. S. Bach who became composers, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-88) was the most prolific, the most original, and the most influential both during and after his lifetime. This first full-length English-language study critically surveys his output, examining not only the famous keyboard sonatas and concertos but also the songs, chamber music, and sacred works, many of which resurfaced in 1999 and have not previously been evaluated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580464815
• ISBN13: 9781580464819
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"