This site introduces unknown Emanuel Bach (C. P. E. Bach).
I. Allegretto
II. Allegretto
[This sonatina] serves as a window to new concert audiences. Like other sonatinas, the one introduced here is similar to Emanuel Bachʼs traditional solo concertos in that it is performed with a combination of keyboard and string ensemble, along with flute and horn.
[This sonatina] consists of two movements in the same key, rather than three, both composed at a moderate tempo (neither very fast nor slow), making it an easy-to-listen-to piece. Furthermore, the emphasis on wind sounds in this sonatina is greater than in Emanuelʼs concertos, and it can be said to appeal to audiences with relatively less musical experience.
Among Emanuel Bachʼs character pieces, particularly interesting is "La Xenophon et la Sibylle" (H. 123 Wq. 117/29). This piece is used in the first movement of the "Sonatina in E Major." It may originate from the different tunings of keyboard instruments in the mid-18th century, and its sound was adapted to the more familiar E major.