Brandenburg Concertos

E52607

Baroque composition musical composition collection

The Brandenburg Concertos are a celebrated collection of six Baroque instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their rich orchestration and inventive musical forms.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
BWV 1046–1051	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050	1
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque composition ⓘ musical composition collection ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod	circa 1711–1720 ⓘ
approximateDedicationDate	1721 ⓘ
catalogueNumber	Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BWV 1046–1051
composer	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
containsWork	Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Brandenburg Concertos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt ⓘ
genre	Baroque music ⓘ concerto grosso ⓘ
historicalSignificance	considered masterpieces of Baroque instrumental music ⓘ
influenced	later concerto and orchestral repertoire ⓘ
key	various keys ⓘ
manuscriptLocation	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin ⓘ surface form: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (original score)
movementCount	multiple movements per concerto ⓘ
notableAspect	each concerto uses a different combination of instruments ⓘ
notableFeature	inventive musical forms ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ use of concerto grosso principle ⓘ use of diverse instrumental combinations ⓘ
numberOfWorks	6 ⓘ
originalTitle	Sechs Concerts à plusieurs instruments ⓘ
performancePractice	also performed on modern instruments ⓘ often performed on period instruments ⓘ
period	Baroque era ⓘ
titleLanguage	German ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	brass ⓘ harpsichord continuo ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ