violin concertos

Which Are The Most Commonly Used Solo Instruments In Classical Concertos?

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Which Are The Most Commonly Used Solo Instruments In Classical Concertos? While violin concertos remain popular, the advent of the piano and its rise in popularity makes it the dominant solo instrument in concerto compositions. What are the solo instruments used in classical concertos? A concerto (from the Italian: concerto, plural concerti or, often, the

Why Were The Brandenburg Concertos So Important?

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Why Were The Brandenburg Concertos So Important? 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. What is unique