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