6 Keyboard Trios, Op.2 (Bach, Johann Christian)

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Scores and Parts

6 more: 2. Trio in G major, W.B 44 • 3. Trio in D major, W.B 45 • 4. Trio in C major. W.B 46 • 5. Trio in A major, W.B 47 • 6. Trio in E♭ major, W.B 48 • Color Cover

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1750's).
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Publisher. Info. London: Welcker, n.d.(ca.1785).
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Misc. Notes Title page transcription [more...]Six sonates, pour le clavecin, accompagnées d'un violon ou flute traversière et d'un violoncelle ; dédiées à Son Altesse Royale Augusta, princesse héréditaire de Brunswick Lunebourg &c. &c. &c. : oeuvre II. A Londres : Printed by Welcker, in Gerrard Street, St. Ann's, Soho, where may be had by Sigr. Bach six concertos for the harpsichords, six overtures in 8 parts, six canzonets, and three collections of songs in Adriano in Siria
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Publisher. Info. Amsterdam: J. J. Hummel, n.d.(ca.1770).
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Misc. Notes Cello part missing.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Trio in D major, W.B 45 (No.3)

For Piano Trio (Riemann)
Arranger Hugo Riemann (1849–1919)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1903?). Plate K.M. 1737/38.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. Mentioned in a 1903 issue of the Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte, Volumes 34-35.
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General Information

Work Title 6 Keyboard Trios
Alternative. Title 6 Sonatas
Composer Bach, Johann Christian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. W.B 43–48 ; Op.2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 43
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 trios:
  1. Trio in F major, W.B 43
  2. Trio in G major, W.B 44
  3. Trio in D major, W.B 45
  4. Trio in C major, W.B 46
  5. Trio in A major, W.B 47
  6. Keyboard Trio in E-flat major, W.B 48
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1763 or earlier?
First Publication. 1764 – London: the composer
Dedication Prinzessin Auguste von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation violin (or flute), cello, harpsichord
Extra Information Per Cembalo / Con accompagn.o / d'un violino, o Traversiero, o di un Violoncello / Del Sig.r Giovanni Cristiano Bach. Warburton gives composed "by 1763" for the Op.2 trios (Thematic Catalogue, p.43.) Autographs presumed lost; manuscript copies in various places.