Later on, it began to use ritornello form which is a form where the opening theme returns several times in the first or final movement a solo concerto, concerto grosso or aria and it consists of fast – slow – fast sections (e.g. in Bach's concertos). ... At Corelli's time, instrumental ensembles were being transformed into sections and separated from voices and this has been developed into the concerto grosso. ... This suggests that perhaps Bach intended to give two separate roles for the cembalo player. ... He says: 'Bach must have played the harpsichord himself i...

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