Tag: C.P.E. Bach

Written by Garrett Lyne Rowland

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach~

We recently saw the 308th birthday of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), my personal favorite composer. So I want to take the opportunity to remember his life, and discuss his works. I’ll leave a short biography below, as well as share and discuss online resources and, of course, his music. Biographical Outline: Emanuel’s compositional career […]

Written by Garrett Lyne Rowland

C.P.E. Bach’s Keyboard Sonatas

Emanuel Bach wrote close to two hundred keyboard sonatas. Within them is quite a large variety of moods, temperaments, and difficulties, so there is something for just about everybody, professionals and amateurs alike. Most movements are quite short as well. All these facts make his oeuvre a perfect place to look for hidden gems. In […]