Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was an influential 18th-century German composer and keyboardist, a leading figure of the empfindsamer Stil and a key bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach canonical | 52 |
| C. P. E. Bach | 1 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s empfindsamer Stil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T419081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Context triple: [Johann Sebastian Bach, child, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach]
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Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was an 18th-century German composer and organist, noted for his expressive, often improvisatory style and regarded as the most gifted but least conventionally successful son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch was a German-born Baroque composer and music theorist best known for arranging and providing the musical framework for the ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera" in 18th-century London.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a Baroque-era German composer and musician renowned for his complex, expressive works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor, and The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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Johann Ambrosius Bach
Johann Ambrosius Bach was a German musician and violinist of the Baroque era, best known as the father of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and a member of the prominent Bach musical family.
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E.
Anna Magdalena Bach
Anna Magdalena Bach was a German singer and the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach, known for her role in copying and preserving many of his musical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Target entity description: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was an influential 18th-century German composer and keyboardist, a leading figure of the empfindsamer Stil and a key bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras.
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A.
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was an 18th-century German composer and organist, noted for his expressive, often improvisatory style and regarded as the most gifted but least conventionally successful son of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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B.
Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch was a German-born Baroque composer and music theorist best known for arranging and providing the musical framework for the ballad opera "The Beggar's Opera" in 18th-century London.
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C.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a Baroque-era German composer and musician renowned for his complex, expressive works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, the Mass in B minor, and The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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D.
Johann Ambrosius Bach
Johann Ambrosius Bach was a German musician and violinist of the Baroque era, best known as the father of composer Johann Sebastian Bach and a member of the prominent Bach musical family.
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E.
Anna Magdalena Bach
Anna Magdalena Bach was a German singer and the second wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach, known for her role in copying and preserving many of his musical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Description of subject: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was an influential 18th-century German composer and keyboardist, a leading figure of the empfindsamer Stil and a key bridge between the Baroque and Classical eras.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
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composerOfTreatise
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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this entity surface form:
C. P. E. Bach
this entity surface form:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s empfindsamer Stil
subject surface form:
Maria Barbara Bach
subject surface form:
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
subject surface form:
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach