Selected Works Vol. 1

6 Sonatas

By Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

I purchased this out of curiosity. My first glance was "Oh no!". Very simple, manual only, no pedal. I finally sat down and started playing. The music is simple and actually interesting. This could be a good learning tool for a student working on manual dexterity and phrasing. I found...

some passages you can ad lib the pedal part and make the compositions a bit fuller. This book indicates certain parts may well be better suited for stringed keyboard instruments (harpsichord, clavicord or piano). What ever you do, the main thing is to learn, have fun, and share the music.