These short character pieces are amongst the most endearing and stylistically varied of C. P. E. Bach's keyboard works. The volume includes five facsimiles of contemporary manuscripts, with a preface by Christopher Hogwood, and thorough editorial notes.

Contents:

La Borchward (Polonoise)
La Pott (Menuet)
La Gleim (Rondeau)
La Bergius
La Prinzette
L'Auguste (Polonoise)
L'Herrmann
La Buchholtz
La Stahl
La Boehmer
L'Aly Rupalich (La Bach)
La Complaisante
La Exnophon - La Sybille
Les Langueurs tendres
L'Irresoluë
La Journalière
La Capricieuse
La Philippine
La Gabriel
La Louise
La Gause
L'Ernestine
La Caroline