Composition: Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen, H.868, 870 (Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel)

Title Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen
Alternative title Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen mit Exempeln und achtzehn Probe-Stücken in sechs Sonaten.
Treatise on keyboard playing with examples and 18 sample pieces in 6 sonatas
Creators Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (composer)
Opus H.868, 870
Instrumentation clavichord
keyboard
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First published 1753
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Composition types Performance practice, Methods, Sonatas
Language German
Period Classical
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Berlin: C. Ph. E. Bach. Printed by Christian Friedrich Henning 1753 Complete Book (Parts I and II) · view
view Complete Berlin: author Figures (Part I) · view
view Complete Berlin: Gedruckt bey George Ludewig Winter 1759 Complete Book (Parts I & II) · view
view Complete Schwickert Complete Book (Parts I & II) · view
view Complete Leipzig: Im Schwickertschen Verlage 1787 Complete Book (Parts I & II) · view
view Complete Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt 1925 Complete Book (Parts I and II) · view
view Complete Part I · view
Part I: Engraving files (LaTex, MusiXTeX) · view

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