Concerti Grossi Op. 6

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Concerti Grossi Op. 6 is a celebrated set of baroque string concertos by Arcangelo Corelli that became a foundational model for the concerto grosso form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baroque composition ⓘ
concerto grosso collection ⓘ
opus ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod 1680s–early 1700s ⓘ
bassoContinuo harpsichord or organ and bass instruments ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 6 ⓘ
christmasConcertoNickname Fatto per la notte di Natale ⓘ
linked to: Vigil of Christmas
christmasConcertoNumber No. 8 in G minor ⓘ
composer Arcangelo Corelli ⓘ
concertinoInstrumentation two violins and cello ⓘ
contains Christmas Concerto ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1714 ⓘ
firstPublisher Estienne Roger ⓘ
formalModelFor concerto grosso form ⓘ
genre baroque music ⓘ
concerto grosso ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational model for the concerto grosso genre ⓘ
influenced George Frideric Handel ⓘ
Handel’s Concerti Grossi Op. 6 ⓘ
later concerto grosso repertoire ⓘ
keyOfWork1 D major ⓘ
keyOfWork10 C major ⓘ
keyOfWork11 B-flat major ⓘ
keyOfWork12 F major ⓘ
keyOfWork2 F major ⓘ
keyOfWork3 C minor ⓘ
keyOfWork4 D major ⓘ
keyOfWork5 B-flat major ⓘ
keyOfWork6 F major ⓘ
keyOfWork7 D major ⓘ
keyOfWork8 G minor ⓘ
keyOfWork9 F major ⓘ
languageOfOriginalTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCountPerConcerto typically 4 to 6 movements ⓘ
numberOfWorks 12 ⓘ
originalTitle XII Concerti grossi, con duoi violini e violoncello di concertino obligato, e duoi altri violini, viola e basso di concerto grosso ⓘ
performancePractice often performed with baroque instruments ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
placeOfComposition Rome ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Amsterdam ⓘ
ripienoInstrumentation string orchestra ⓘ
scoring concertino group and ripieno strings with continuo ⓘ
style Corellian trio sonata style expanded for orchestra ⓘ
texture contrast between concertino and ripieno ⓘ
tuningStandard historically around A=415 Hz in period practice ⓘ
typicalTempoPattern alternation of slow and fast movements ⓘ

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Arcangelo Corelli → notableWork → Concerti Grossi Op. 6 ⓘ
Arcangelo Corelli → work → Concerti Grossi Op. 6 ⓘ
subject linked to: Corelli
Concerti Grossi Op. 6 → influenced → Handel’s Concerti Grossi Op. 6 ⓘ
linked to: Concerti Grossi Op. 6
Christmas Concerto → partOf → Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6 ⓘ
linked to: Concerti Grossi Op. 6
Academy of St Martin in the Fields → notableRecording → Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 ⓘ
linked to: Concerti Grossi Op. 6