The music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
By: David Schulenberg
Series: Eastman studies in music; Eastman studies in music -- v. 114.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781580464819; 9781580468466
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: Focusing on C. P. E. Bach's compositional choices within his social and historical context, Schulenberg shows how C. P. E. Bach deliberately avoided his father's style while borrowing from the manner of his Berlin colleagues, who were themselves inspired by Italian opera. Schulenberg also shows how C. P. E. Bach, now best known for his virtuoso keyboard works, responded to changing cultural and aesthetic trends by refashioning himself as a writer of vocal music and popular chamber compositions.
Notes: "Note about online supporting material": unnumbered page xvii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-397) and index.
Table of contents: title: Emanuel Bach in context; title: A student in Leipzig; title: Leipzig : first works; title: From Leipzig to Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin; title: Joining the court : Bach at Berlin; title: Bach's works of the 1740s : sonatas, concertos, trios; title: Beyond the court; title: Berlin and after : songs and the new aesthetic of vocal music; title: Leaving the court : music mainly for concerts; title: The later keyboard music; title: Church piece and oratorio at Hamburg; title: Swan songs.