Bach - Violin Concerto № 2 in E major, BWV 1042

The Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042, by Johann Sebastian Bach is a concerto for violin, strings and continuo in three movements:
Allegro, meter of ₵, with ritornello, with an overall structure like that of a da capo aria.
Adagio, meter of 3/4, with a ground bass.
Allegro assai, meter of 3/8, with an overall structure of a rondo

While there are two 18th-century scores, neither is autograph; however, Bach re-used the concerto as the model for his Harpsichord Concerto in D major, BWV 1054, found in his 1737--39 autograph manuscript of these works.

Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685, O.S.31 March 1685, N.S. -- 28 July 1750, N.S.) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.

Although he did not introduce new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France.

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