Amadeus Bach C.p.e. - Sonata G Minor WQ 88 - Alto & BC
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Essential Information About This Score
Essential Information About This Score
- A sonata by C.P.E. Bach: a staple of the repertoire for exploring the sensitive and expressive style of the 18th century.
- Two solo instrument options: can be performed on viola or viola da gamba, depending on your instrument and desired timbre.
- Harpsichord obbligato: a fully written keyboard part, ideal for duo work and musical balance, far beyond a simple continuo.
- Perfect for chamber music: a score designed to refine listening, phrasing, and articulation, both in rehearsal and concert.
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Summary of This Score
With Sonata in G minor, Wq 88, BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) offers a work of character, both intense and nuanced, representative of his unique writing style that bridges Baroque heritage and a more galant language. This score is intended for musicians wishing to enrich their repertoire with a sonata that is musically demanding, where the expressiveness of the melodic line and rhythmic precision play a central role.
The particularity of this edition lies in its instrumentation: the solo part can be performed on viola or on viola da gamba, allowing adaptation of the work to different pedagogical contexts or ensembles. The viola will find ideal material to work on projection, bow flexibility, and contrasts of affect. The viola da gamba, meanwhile, highlights the depth of timbre and refinement of expression, in a spirit very close to the musical rhetoric of the time.
The accompaniment is entrusted to a harpsichord obbligato: the keyboard part is not merely harmonic support but a full voice in its own right, with a genuine dialogue between the two partners. In rehearsal, this writing encourages precise work on balance, shared breathing, and ornamentation placement. In concert, it offers a rich and structured chamber sound, ideal for a program focused on 18th-century music.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Composer | BACH, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714-1788) | Instrumentation | Viola or viola da gamba and harpsichord obbligato |
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Questions frequently asked
What instrumentation is planned for C. P. E. Bach's Sonata Wq 88?
The solo part is written for viola or viola da gamba, with obbligato harpsichord.
Can the Sonata in G minor Wq 88 be played on the viola?
The viola is among the solo instruments indicated in this edition. The writing notably allows for work on bow projection and flexibility.
Does the harpsichord have an independent part in this score?
The harpsichord is marked obbligato: its part is not limited to harmonic support. A musical dialogue is planned with the solo instrument. Ensemble work thus focuses on balance, phrasing, and ornaments.
Is this sonata suitable for the viola da gamba?
The viola da gamba is explicitly provided as an alternative to the viola. Its timbre highlights the depth of the discourse of this Sonata in G minor.
From which period does the style of Sonata Wq 88 date?
Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), this work fits within the 18th-century aesthetic, between the Baroque legacy and the galant style.
