La Caroline, Wq. 117/39, H. 98, is a character piece (or ''piece de caractare'') for solo

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A minor A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major. The A natural minor scale is: : Changes ...

, written by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

. Bach wrote several character pieces which were often grouped together and published as a set. These character pieces were based on similar works composed by

François Couperin François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...

. ''La Caroline'' along with ''La Philippine'' (Wq 117/34, H. 96) may have been named after his daughter Anna Carolina Philippina.

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Compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Compositions for solo piano {{Classical-composition-stub