The concertino of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 consists of one of these instruments and two recorders, and this instrument is notably absent from Brandenburg Concerto No.
One concerto for this instrument opens with four beats on the timpani. In another concerto for this instrument, the soloist enters on beat three with three high B's in a dotted quarter, eighth note, half-note rhythm; that concerto has a sustained bassoon note connecting its first two movements. The concertino of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 consists of one of these instruments and two recorders, and this instrument is notably absent from Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. This instrument is the soloist in the Méditation from Massenet's opera Thaïs. The aforementioned concerti are one in D by Beethoven and one in E minor by Mendelssohn. Twenty-four caprices for this instrument were written by Niccolò Paganini. For 10 points, name this instrument, two of which join a viola and cello in a string quartet.
One concerto for this instrument opens with four beats on the timpani.
violin