Prussian Sonatas

E270975

musical composition set of keyboard sonatas

Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Prussian Sonatas canonical	3
Prussian Sonata No. 1 in F major, Wq 48/1, H 24	1
Prussian Sonata No. 2 in B-flat major, Wq 48/2, H 25	1
Prussian Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Wq 48/3, H 26	1
Prussian Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Wq 48/4, H 27	1
Prussian Sonata No. 5 in B minor, Wq 48/5, H 28	1
Prussian Sonata No. 6 in A major, Wq 48/6, H 29	1
Sechs Sonaten für Clavier mit veränderten Reprisen	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition ⓘ set of keyboard sonatas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Prussian Sonatas ⓘ surface form: Sechs Sonaten für Clavier mit veränderten Reprisen
associatedComposerRole	harpsichordist to Frederick the Great ⓘ
associatedWithCourt	Prussian court in Berlin ⓘ
catalogueNumber	H 24–29 ⓘ
composer	Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ⓘ
containsWork	Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 1 in F major, Wq 48/1, H 24 Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 2 in B-flat major, Wq 48/2, H 25 Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Wq 48/3, H 26 Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Wq 48/4, H 27 Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 5 in B minor, Wq 48/5, H 28 Prussian Sonatas self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Prussian Sonata No. 6 in A major, Wq 48/6, H 29
countryOfFirstPublication	Prussia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
dedicateeTitle	King of Prussia ⓘ
firstEditionTitle	Six Sonatas for Keyboard, Wq 49 ⓘ surface form: Sechs Sonaten fürs Clavier mit veränderten Reprisen
firstPublicationYear	1742 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped establish C. P. E. Bach’s reputation as a leading composer ⓘ important early example of empfindsamer Stil in keyboard music ⓘ
influencedComposer	Joseph Haydn ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
influencedGenre	keyboard sonata ⓘ
intendedInstrument	clavier ⓘ
keyInstrument	keyboard ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
laterPerformanceInstrument	fortepiano ⓘ
movementStructure	multi-movement sonatas ⓘ
musicalEra	early Classical ⓘ late Baroque transition ⓘ
notableFeature	use of varied reprises (veränderte Reprisen) ⓘ
numberOfWorks	6 ⓘ
opusNumber	Wq 48 ⓘ
performancePractice	intended for domestic and court performance ⓘ
period	mid-18th century ⓘ
placeOfPublication	Berlin ⓘ
primaryGenre	solo keyboard music ⓘ
publisher	Georg Ludewig Winter ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Prussia ⓘ
relatedComposer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ⓘ
relatedWorkSet	Württemberg Sonatas ⓘ
style	empfindsamer Stil ⓘ
typicalFormFeatures	expressive contrasts and sudden dynamic changes ⓘ frequent harmonic surprises ⓘ ornamented melodic lines ⓘ
typicalInstrumentAtPremiere	harpsichord ⓘ

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach → notableWork → Prussian Sonatas ⓘ

Carl → notableWork → Prussian Sonatas ⓘ

subject surface form: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Prussian Sonatas → alsoKnownAs → Prussian Sonatas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sechs Sonaten für Clavier mit veränderten Reprisen