Manieren
German composer
Definition
CPE Bach's collective term for ornaments and embellishments (Manieren) as codified in the Versuch. These include the trill, mordent, turn, Schneller (inverted mordent), Doppelschlag, and various appoggiaturas — each with precise performance rules.
Interpretive Guidance
Apply Manieren according to CPE Bach's own table in the Versuch rather than Baroque convention. Ornaments begin on the note, not the auxiliary, in most cases — the opposite of J.S. Bach's practice.