Details
- Instrument:
- Clarinet Double Bass Flute Oboe
- Ensembles:
- Large Ensemble
- Genres:
- Christmas Baroque Period Italian
- Composers:
- Arcangelo Corelli
- Publishers:
- RayThompsonMusic
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Musical forms:
- Concerto
- Artist:
- Arcangelo Corelli
- Arrangers:
- Ray Thompson
- Usages:
- Christmas
- Number of Pages:
- 15
SKU: A0.553801
Composed by Arcangelo Corelli. Arranged by Ray Thompson. This edition: pdf. Baroque, Christmas, Sacred. 15 pages. RayThompsonMusic #4738063. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.553801).Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli, known commonly as the Christmas Concerto, was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714 as part of Corelli's Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6. The concerto bears the inscription Fatto per la notte di Natale (made for the night of Christmas). Its composition date is uncertain, but there is a record of Corelli having performed a Christmas concerto in 1690 for the enjoyment of his new patron.
The concerto is scored for an ensemble consisting of two concertino violins and cello, ripieno strings and continuo. The work is structured as a concerto da chiesa, in this case expanded from a typical four movement structure to six:
This is mvt 5 arranged double wind quintet and bass.
Other mvts are available
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- Artists:
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- Ensemble:
- Large Ensemble
- Publisher:
- RayThompsonMusic