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Brandenburg Concertos

1721 · 18th century

The Brandenburg Concertos are six instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach, among the best-known compositions of the baroque. Bach probably wrote most of them while he was Kapellmeister at the court of Köthen, and in 1721 he presented a fair copy to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, from whom they take their name. Each concerto uses a different combination of solo instruments.

Brandenburg Concertos
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Brandenburg Concertos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/brandenburg-concertos
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