Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Germany, 1738–1788
The most famous Bach of the 18th century. His 'sensitive style' keyboard works and his Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments defined the emerging Classical idiom.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and 1 artist Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach?
- Johann Sebastian Bach — His father was his only teacher — 'In composition and keyboard playing I have never had any teacher other than my father.'
- Georg Philipp Telemann — Telemann was C.P.E. Bach's godfather, and Emanuel succeeded him as music director of Hamburg in 1768.
Which artists did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach influence?
- Joseph Haydn — Haydn said that whoever knew him thoroughly must discover that he owed a great deal to Emanuel Bach — his early sonatas were his textbook.