As the most popular of the six concertos, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 may well be the most popular concerto grosso ever written.

Structure and texture ternary form , ie A-B-A – section B is contrasting to section A. the piece is contrapuntal – section A is fugal in particular.

The Brandenburg Concertos (so called because they were dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt) are not only some of the liveliest and most colourful orchestral works of their day, they were also groundbreaking, generating new sounds and new possibilities that Bach’s contemporaries could not ignore.

Why is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 unusual? It gives a solo role to the harpsichord. -The first and last movements of concerti grosso are often in ritornello form, a form that features the alternation between tutti and solo sections.

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.

Bach’s compositions His best-known compositions include The Well-Tempered Clavier, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Air on the G String, Goldberg Variations, Brandenburg Concertos and many more.

Johann Sebastian Bach was not deaf, but another famous composer was: Ludwig van Beethoven.

Below, I’ve listed the five most important piano styles, which include classical, jazz, musical theater, pop/rock, and liturgical. Read through the various piano styles to see which one jumps out at you most….Curious how lessons work?

• Classical Piano.
• Jazz Piano.
• Musical Theater Piano.
• Pop Rock Piano.
• Liturgical Piano.

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The distinctive sound of the harpsichord creates an almost immediately association with the baroque era. The earliest references to such instruments date to about 1400. The oldest surviving harpsichords date from the 1500s, by which time the instrument’s complex mechanism had been perfected.

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The Mellotron, an electronic keyboard device made from the 1960s to the 1980s, has been one of the most loved—and most hated—musical instruments of all time. Unlike a conventional “synthesizer,” or electronic organ, the Mellotron generates its sound from sounds recorded on 35 individual tapes.

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The Mellotron uses the same concept as a sampler, but generates its sound using analogue samples recorded on audio tape rather than digital samples. When a key is pressed, a tape connected to it is pushed against a playback head, as in a tape deck.

Mellotrons are largely obsolete but are still being made in small quantities. Today, digital instruments have mostly taken their place. Digital keyboards are portable, and can be used to make similar sounds anywhere.

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