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.

Context

Scope Used by C.P.E. Bach
Language German

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