CARL PHILLIPE EMMANUEL BACH

 (1714-1788)

  German composer, fifth child of J.S. Bach, pupil of
   his father. 

  Domestic musician to Frederick the Great of   Prussia,until   assuming a church post at Hamburg 1767.

   Noted keyboard player, adapting his music
   progressively to suit trend from harpsichord to
   piano.

Wrote treaties on keyboard-playing.  Works, showing departure from J. S. Bach's style
towards to that of Haydn and Mozart, include keyboard concertos and sonatas,
symphonies, chamber music, also on oratorio and church music.

His work is indexed by WQ numbers.

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