... ensemble funded by the Duke of Celle that was comprised of mostly Frenchmen. This was an early form of Bach's exposure to French musical style, and provided him a very authentic example from which to begin his study of French music. Their gavottes and bourees certainly would have provided ... wrote much of his instrumental chamber and orchestral music during this time, including his Brandenburg Concertos and several orchestral suites in the French style. Bach also wrote a great amount of his keyboard music, much of it for the clavier, at this time. This includes the ... or harpsichord...

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... the great and then returned to Leipzig. For a time he withdrew into himself and produced some truly profound music of the Baroque musical form. Bach contributed a great deal to the Baroque musical period. Soon after his composings were added to the Baroque period he then joined the Mitzler Society. This was a society devoted to the promotion of musical science. He wrote and performed ... music by copying other composers" works and learning through them, such as Handell. He greatly admired the other composers of his time. His pieces soon progressively became old fashioned in style and th...

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