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In classical music, the word concerto (pl. concerti; from the Italian concerto, that means concert) is a label for a piece in which a small musical group and a large musical group are given distinct roles, with the smaller group to the fore. The most common kind of concerto pairs a solo instrument with a full orchestra. The term also implies the form of a piece, as most pieces called "concerto" have three (sometimes four) movements, in which the first movement i ... Including:

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The orchestra is entrusted with a highly pregnant and short summary of the main contents of the movement, and the solo, or the groups corresponding thereto, will either take up this material or first introduce new themes to be combined with it, and, in short, enter into relations with the orchestra very like those between the actors and the chorus in Greek drama. This relation is often more complex according to the composer's judgment rather than any strict rule, with the orchestral section that precedes the solo entry - the "tutti" - often ...

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1721 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders From Categories: births - deaths 1721 - Events. Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first pri ... Including:

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List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach - Trio sonatas for organ 525–530. BWV 525 — Trio sonata in E Flat Major BWV 526 — Trio sonata in C Minor BWV 527 — Trio sonata in D Minor BWV 528 — Trio sonata in E Minor BWV 528a — Andante in D Minor BWV 529 — Trio sonata in C Major BWV 530 — Trio sonata in G Major List of compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach - Preludes and Fugues Toccatas and Fugues and Fantasie ...

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Early in the 17th century, and persisting in some cases into the mid-18th, the term "concerto" was applied as one of several indiscriminate choices for any piece that featured opposing or contrasting sonic groups, particularly voices with continuo (see also concertato). The first major influences on the concerto were made by Antonio Vivaldi who established the ritornello form used in the movements. He wrote the famous group of violin concertos titled The Four Seasons. By Johann Sebastian Bach's time the concerto as a polyphonic instru ...

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By 1721, Bach's third year as Kapellmeister at Anhalt-Cöthen, he was becoming restless and began looking for career opportunities outside the small town. As the story commonly goes, on March 24, he assembled these six concertos (which had almost certainly been performed at Cöthen) and presented them, by way of a job application, to the Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg. (The application was not successful.) The concertos have little in common; the dedication page Bach wrote for the collection merely indicates they are six pie ...

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