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Composer · Baroque · 1710–1784

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

German composer and musician (1710–1784).

Portrait of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Image: Dr. Martin Falck-Leipzig : C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, c1913.… · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Biography

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (22 November 1710 – 1 July 1784) was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was the second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. Despite his acknowledged genius as an improviser and composer, his income and employment were unstable, and he died in poverty.

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Works with flute

  • Trio Sonata For Two Flutes (1730)
  • Concerto for flute and orchestra in D major
  • Duetto for two flutes in E-flat major
  • Duetto for two flutes in F minor
  • Six duets for two flutes
  • Sonata I for two flutes in E minor · free score
  • Sonata II for two flutes in G major
  • Sonata III (Duetto) for two flutes in E-flat major
  • Sonata IV (Duetto) for two flutes in F major
  • Sonata for flute and basso continuo in A minor
  • Sonata for flute and basso continuo in D major
  • Sonata for flute and basso continuo in F major · free score
  • Three sonatas for flute and basso continuo
  • Trio in A minor
  • Trio in D major · free score
  • Trio in D major · free score

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