Württemberg Sonatas
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The Württemberg Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his expressive, empfindsamer Stil and mark an important step in the transition from Baroque to Classical music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Württemberg Sonatas canonical | 3 |
| Württembergische Sonaten | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
set of keyboard sonatas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Six Sonatas for Keyboard, Wq 49
ⓘ
Württemberg Sonatas ⓘ
surface form:
Württembergische Sonaten
|
| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1744 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1742 ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationYear | 1744 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
H 30–35
ⓘ
Wq 49 ⓘ |
| composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
ⓘ
surface form:
C. P. E. Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 1740s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Carl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
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surface form:
Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
|
| dedicationContext | dedicated while Charles Eugene was being educated in Berlin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Balthasar Schmid ⓘ |
| genre |
instrumental music
ⓘ
keyboard sonata ⓘ |
| historicalEra | transition from Baroque to Classical period ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
clavichord
ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ |
| key |
A minor
ⓘ
B minor ⓘ B-flat major ⓘ C minor ⓘ F minor ⓘ G major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementStyle |
Empfindsamer Stil
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sensitive style ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod |
early Classical
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late Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exploration of empfindsamer Stil
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frequent dynamic contrasts ⓘ highly expressive keyboard writing ⓘ ornamented melodic lines ⓘ sudden changes of mood ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 6 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 2 ⓘ |
| patron |
Carl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
|
| placeOfComposition | Berlin ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Kenner und Liebhaber collections
ⓘ
Prussian Sonatas ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrate transition from Baroque to Classical style
ⓘ
important step in the development of the Classical keyboard sonata ⓘ |
| structure | each sonata consists of multiple movements ⓘ |
| typicalMovementCount | 3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
this entity surface form:
Württembergische Sonaten