Sechs Concerts à plusieurs instruments

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Sechs Concerts à plusieurs instruments is the original German title of Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous set of six orchestral works known in English as the Brandenburg Concertos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concerto collection
musical composition collection
alternativeTitle Brandenburg Concertos
approximateCompositionEnd 1721
approximateCompositionStart 1718
catalogueNumber BWV 1046–1051
composer Johann Sebastian Bach
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony
dateOfDedication 1721
dedicatedTo Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
famousFor innovative orchestration
virtuosic writing for solo instruments
genre concerto grosso
hasInfluenced orchestral concerto repertoire
hasPart Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046

Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

Brandenburg Concertos
surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
inCollection BWV (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
surface form: Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
keyOfPart B-flat major
D major
F major
G major
movementStructure multi-movement concertos
notableFeature each concerto uses a different combination of instruments
prominent use of concertino and ripieno groups
notableInstrumentation flute
harpsichord
horn
oboe
recorders
trumpet
violin
numberOfWorks 6
originalTitleOf Brandenburg Concertos
period Baroque
principalPlaceOfComposition Köthen
scoring orchestra
style Italian-influenced concerto style
titleLanguage German

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Brandenburg Concertos originalTitle Sechs Concerts à plusieurs instruments