Friday, 31 January 2014

Brandenburg (No. 4) - J.S.Bach

This piece was composed for first violin (violin principale), recorder 1 & 2 (flauto dolce), violin 1 & 2, viola, violincello, violone, bass continuo (double bass). Recorders 1 & 2, and the first violin are to solo instruments. In a Baroque orchestra, the two recorders, and the solo violin are from the concertino. The cello, viola, and violin 1&2 accompany the soloists.

There is a musical dialogue between violino principale and flauto dolce 1. Sequencing in the flauto dolce 2 part. e.g. bars 1-2.

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