La Caroline (C. P. E. Bach)

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La Caroline, Wq. 117/39, H. 98, is a character piece (or piece de caractare) for solo keyboard in A minor, written by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. [1] Bach wrote several character pieces which were often grouped together and published as a set. [2] These character pieces were based on similar works composed by François Couperin. La Caroline along with La Philippine (Wq 117/34, H. 96) may have been named after his daughter Anna Carolina Philippina.

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References

  1. Godt, Irving (1979). "C. P. E. Bach His Mark". College Music Symposium. 19 (2): 154–161. ISSN   0069-5696. JSTOR   40374026.
  2. Ledebur, Carl Freiherr von (1861). Tonkünstler-Lexicon Berlins von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart (in German). Rauh. p. 544.