The Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major BWV 1048 is written for three violins, three violas, three cellos and continuo.

How does Bach use these instruments?

 

All three instruments play in unison:

Playing the same rhythm but using harmonic intervals:

Using imitations among the three instruments:

One of the instruments as the principal soloist:

All instruments are not always active:

We have used examples from violins, but violas and cellos are used similarly, although cellos make less divisi than violins and violas.

 

The concert consists of two movements:

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