C. P. E. Bach keyboard sonatas of the 1760s–1770s

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The C. P. E. Bach keyboard sonatas of the 1760s–1770s are expressive, emotionally charged works that exemplify the early Classical era’s shift toward heightened drama and individuality in instrumental music.

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instanceOf instrumental music repertoire ⓘ
keyboard sonata collection ⓘ
associatedWith Empfindsamkeit movement ⓘ
North German school of keyboard music ⓘ
composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
emotion agitation ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ
pathos ⓘ
tenderness ⓘ
endTime 1779 ⓘ
feature dramatic contrasts between sections ⓘ
expressive use of silence and rests ⓘ
irregular phrase structures ⓘ
ornamented melodic lines ⓘ
unexpected harmonic turns ⓘ
genre instrumental music ⓘ
keyboard sonata ⓘ
historicalSignificance exemplify empfindsamer Stil aesthetics in instrumental music ⓘ
illustrate transition from Baroque to Classical style ⓘ
influenced early Classical keyboard writing ⓘ
later Classical sonata style ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
movementCount varies between two and three movements ⓘ
musicalForm multi-movement sonata ⓘ
sonata-allegro elements ⓘ
notableFeature emotional intensity ⓘ
expressive character ⓘ
frequent changes of mood ⓘ
high degree of individuality ⓘ
sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ
partOf C. P. E. Bach’s keyboard oeuvre ⓘ
period early Classical era ⓘ
relatedTo development of Classical sonata form ⓘ
relatedWork C. P. E. Bach keyboard sonatas of the 1740s–1750s ⓘ
startTime 1760 ⓘ
style Empfindsamer Stil ⓘ
tempoStructure contrasting fast and slow movements ⓘ
texture predominantly homophonic ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation clavichord ⓘ
early fortepiano ⓘ
harpsichord ⓘ
usedFor concert performance ⓘ
domestic music-making ⓘ

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