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L'estro armonico (The Harmonic Inspiration), 12 concertos for various combinations, of which the best known are No. 6 in A minor for violin, No. 8 in A minor for two violins and No. 10 in B minor for four violins: 1711: 549, 578, 310, 550, 519, 356, 567, 522, 230, 580, 565, 265 4: La stravaganza (The Eccentricity), 12 violin concertos: c. 1714
Other early violin concertos are the four in Tomaso Albinoni's Op. 2 (1700) and the six in Giuseppe Torelli's important Op. 8 (1709 - the other six works in this set are double concertos for two violins). The most influential and prolific composer of concertos during the Baroque period was the Venetian Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). In addition ...
Composers during the transition from the Baroque to Classical eras, sometimes seen as the beginning of the Galante era, include the following figures listed by their date of birth: Romano Antonio Piacentino (c. 18th century)
The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046.2 (BWV 1046), [23] is the only one in the collection with four movements. The concerto also exists in an alternative version, Sinfonia BWV 1046.1 (formerly BWV 1046a), [24] which appears to have been composed during Bach's years at Weimar.
A concerto (/ k ə n ˈ tʃ ɛər t oʊ /; plural concertos, or concerti from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble.
The Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) Chronological lists of classical composers list composers of classical music in chronological order, either organized by era or style, or by nationality.
Danish National Baroque Orchestra Concerto Copenhagen played its first concerts in 1991 and has since developed into the leading baroque orchestra in Scandinavia. Since 1999 the orchestra has been directed by harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen .
Concerto ex Dis [i.e., in E-flat], No. 1, for horn, two violins, viola and basso continuo, Lund manuscript No. 5 (Saml. Wenster J:1–17) Concerto ex Dis Dur [i.e., in E-flat major] No. 2, for horn, two violins, viola and basso continuo, Lund manuscript; Carl Heinrich Graun. Concerto in D major for corno concertato, 2 violins, viola and basso