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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born in [[Weimar]].
When he was ten years old he entered the St. Thomas School at [Leipzig]], of which in [[1723]] his father had become [[Cantor (church)|cantor]], and continued his education as a student of [[jurisprudence]] at the universities of Leipzig ([[1731]]) and of [[Frankfurt (Oder)]] (1735). In 1738, at the age of 24, he took his degree, but at once abandoneded
A few months later he obtained an appointment in the service of the [[Frederick II of Prussia]] ("Frederick the Great"), the then [[crown prince]], and upon Frederick's accession in [[1740]] Carl Philipp became a member of the royal household.<!--or the royal court?--> He was by this time one of the foremost [[keyboard instrument|clavier]]-players in Europe, and his compositions, which date from [[1731]], include about thirty [[sonata (music)|sonatas]] and concert pieces for his favourite instrument. <!--what instrument??-->
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