According to critics, the high trumpet part in one of these pieces was inspired by the virtuoso playing of bandleader Johann Altenburg.
According to critics, the high trumpet part in one of these pieces was inspired by the virtuoso playing of bandleader Johann Altenburg. A G-F sharp-G motif opens another of these pieces, which is bridged by merely two chords forming a half-cadence. Yet another of them is scored for the mysterious "Fiauti d'Echo." The fifth of these works was a show-piece for an instrument that Michael Mietke delivered to the court of Koethen. The gamba players are given an unusual supporting role in the last of these pieces, which is scored for no violins. Fruitlessly composed for a job application, they included a French dedication to their eventual namesake. For 10 points, name this set of six pieces composed for a German margrave by Johann Sebastian Bach.
According to critics, the high trumpet part in one of these pieces was inspired by the virtuoso playing of bandleader Johann Altenburg.
Brandenburg Concertos [or Brandenburg Concerti; or Concerts Avec Plusieurs Instruments; or BWV 1046-1051; prompt on concertos by Bach or concerti grosso by Bach and similar answers; prompt on concertos and concerti grosso]