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The keyboard concertos, BWV 1052–1065, are concertos for harpsichord , strings and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach. There are seven complete concertos for a single harpsichord , three concertos for two harpsichords , two concertos for three harpsichords , and one concerto for four harpsichords. Two other concertos include solo harpsichord parts: the concerto BWV 1044, which has solo parts for harpsichord, violin and flute, and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, with the same scoring. In addition, there is a nine-bar concerto fragment for harpsichord which adds an oboe to the strings and continuo.
Most of Bach's harpsichord concertos are thought to be arrangements made from earlier concertos for melodic instruments probably written in Köthen. In many cases, only the harpsichord version has survived. They are among the first concertos for keyboard instrument ever written.