1685 – 1750 German Baroque “Brandenburg Concertos” “Well-Tempered Clavier” 1770 – 1827 German Classical “Moonlight Sonata” “Ninth Symphony” – contains “Ode to Joy” 1888 – 1989 American “White Christmas” “Go...
In March 1721, Bach sent a manuscript from Köthen to Berlin entitled ‘Six concertos with several instruments’ (Six concerts avec plusieurs instruments), dedicated to Christian Ludwig (1677-1734), Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. In the preface, Bach stated that he had played for the margrave...