In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) made a rather grand job application to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg. He presented the scores of a collection of six pieces which he had already composed while working at Köthen and earlier in Weimar. Sadly for the Margrave, he never heard the concertos because his orchestra was too small although they were scored for just 17 instruments.
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