Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras. He was the fifth child and second surviving son of Johann Sebastian
CPEB by Löhr
Flötenkonzert Friedrichs des Großen in Sanssouci ("Frederick the Great's Flute Concert in Sanssouci") by Adolph von Menzel, 1852, depicts Frederick the Great playing the flute as C. P. E. Bach accompanies on the keyboard. The audience (invented by Menzel, and not based on any actual occasion) includes Bach's colleagues as well as nobles.
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Johann Christian Bach
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Johann Christian Bach was a German composer of the Classical era and the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…deliberate contrast to the statuesque forms of Baroque music. His organ sonatas mainly come from the galant style. To distinguish him from his brother Johann Christian, the "London Bach", who at this time was music master to Queen Charlotte of Great Britain, Bach was known as the "Berlin Bach" during his residence in…
Portrait of Johann Christian Bach (1776)
J. C. Bach's memorial, St Pancras Churchyard, London