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In his early career Bach transcribed concertos by other composers for solo organ (BWV 592–596) and for solo harpsichord (BWV 972–987). Bach's Italian Concerto, composed in 1735, was one of his few works that he published during his life-time: it is an example of an unaccompanied concerto for two-manual harpsichord.
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 ...
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.
The date of foundation is often given as 1973, probably because they started with seven people and only later progressed onto the orchestral repertoire as their number increased. They were one of the first orchestras dedicated to performing baroque and classical music on period instruments , their repertoire from then to now ranging ...
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
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
Composers of the Middle Baroque era include the following figures listed by the date of their birth: Mlle Bocquet (early 17th century–after 1660) Alessandro Poglietti (early 17th century–1683)
A trumpet concerto is a concerto for solo trumpet and instrumental ensemble, customarily the orchestra. Such works have been written from the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day.