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

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Publisher. Info. Berlin: C. Ph. E. Bach. Printed by Christian Friedrich Henning, 1753. (part one).
Berlin: C. Ph. E. Bach. Printed by George Ludewig Winter, 1762. (part two)
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Printed by Christian Friedrich Henning, 1753.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Printed by Christian Friedrich Henning, 1753.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Gedruckt bey George Ludewig Winter, 1759. (Part One)
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schwickert, 1780.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Im Schwickertschen Verlage, 1787. (Part One)
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt, 1925.
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Work 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
Composer Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. H.868, 870 ; Wq.254, 255
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 parts
First Publication. 1753 (part I), 1762 (part II)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation keyboard (mainly clavichord)
Related Works Includes the 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Wq.63 Wq.63/1-6, H.70-75 (1759); „Sechs neue Clavier-Stücke“ [in zwei Sonaten] (aka „Sonatine Nuove“) Wq.63/7-12, H.292-297 (1787) and „Fantasia, Allegro D-Dur“ (1763) Wq.117/14, H.160 as musical examples