Contributor(s):Author: Carl Philipp Emanuel BachTranslator: William J. MitchellEditor: William J. MitchellThe many ramifications of Bachs comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell, brought to his task a long standing familiarity with C. P. E. Bach.