I'd say the Brandenburgs are pretty far removed from classic/classical style

Don't forget that the Rococo era is also in there (wedged in between Baroque and Classic, although overlapping with both). Bach seems entirely Baroque to me, whereas Telemann seems to have some works characteristic of both eras (Baroque and Rococo). I don't hear either of them (Bach or Telemann) as classic/classical in style though. For instance, the structure of the Brandenburgs, like that in most of the Vivaldi concertos, is usually ritornello form, in which the home key has a kind of "solar" relationship to the other keys which "orbit" it in different parts of the movement. The structure of a classical concerto OTOH is usually dialectical (as Karl Marx might call it - but I think Charles Rosen also used this word a lot in his writings on the classical style), in the sense that there are only two main keys opposing each other in a typical sonata form (despite what often happens in the development section). Of course, there are a lot more differences beyond this, but I don't want to go off on a tangent. I just don't think the Bach Brandenburgs sound anything other than Baroque.

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Topic - Are the Brandenburg Concertos Baroque or early Classical era? - hinduclient 15:55:36 07/10/16 (8)

I'd say the Brandenburgs are pretty far removed from classic/classical style - Chris from Lafayette 19:59:34 07/10/16 (4)

RE: "Rococo" ) "Pre-Classical" ) "Classical"..? - genungo 14:09:42 07/11/16 (3)

I think you're right - it's hard to pigeon-hole certain composers - Chris from Lafayette 20:05:23 07/11/16 (2)

How E.T.A. Hoffmann Got it Right - genungo 21:15:45 07/11/16 (1)

I was not familiar with that article - thanks so much for the link! - Chris from Lafayette 00:18:32 07/12/16 (0)

The styles overlapped to a degree - genungo 17:05:07 07/10/16 (0)

RE: Are the Brandenburg Concertos Baroque or early Classical era? - PAR 16:35:18 07/10/16 (1)

Or Johann Christian Bach (nt) - briggs 05:15:11 07/11/16 (0)

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I'd say the Brandenburgs are pretty far removed from classic/classical style - Chris from Lafayette 19:59:34 07/10/16 (4)

RE: "Rococo" ) "Pre-Classical" ) "Classical"..? - genungo 14:09:42 07/11/16 (3)

I think you're right - it's hard to pigeon-hole certain composers - Chris from Lafayette 20:05:23 07/11/16 (2)

How E.T.A. Hoffmann Got it Right - genungo 21:15:45 07/11/16 (1)

I was not familiar with that article - thanks so much for the link! - Chris from Lafayette 00:18:32 07/12/16 (0)

I'd say the Brandenburgs are pretty far removed from classic/classical style

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