1. Traveled to Berlin for a harpsichord

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    Traveled to Berlin for a harpsichord
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    Bach went to Berlin to acquire a new harpsichord for the Köthen court, a journey associated with his contact with Margrave Christian Ludwig. The source gives autumn 1718; other scholarly chronologies place the negotiations in early 1719. Coordinates represent the historic royal-palace area.

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