Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, is a collection of twelve

concerti A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typi ...

written by

Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli (, also , , ; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of ...

probably in the 1680s but not prepared for publication until

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. They are among the finest and first examples of ''

concerti grossi The concerto grosso (; Italian language, Italian for ''big concert(o)'', plural ''concerti grossi'' ) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the ''#Concertino, concertino'') and full orc ...

'': concertos for a concertino group (here a 1st violin, a 2nd violin and a cello) and a

ripieno The ripieno (, Italian for "stuffing" or "padding") is the bulk of instrumental parts of a musical ensemble who do not play as soloists, especially in Baroque music. These are the players who would play in sections marked ''tutti'', as opposed to so ...

group of strings with continuo. Their publication – decades after their composition and after Italian composers had moved to favor the ''ritornello'' concerto form associated with Vivaldi – caused waves of ''concerto grosso'' writing in Germany and England, where in 1739

Georg Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

honored Corelli directly with his own “Opus 6” collection of twelve.

Details

The first eight are '' concerti da chiesa'' while the last four are '' concerti da camera''.

No. 1 in D major

c. 12 minutes

No. 2 in F major

c. 10 minutes

No. 3 in C minor

c. 10 minutes

No. 4, in D major

c. 10 minutes

No. 5, in B major

c. 11 minutes

No. 6, in F major

c. 12 minutes

No. 7, in D major

c. 9 minutes

No. 8, in G minor

Also known as the ''

Christmas Concerto 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.&nbs ...

'' as it was written for

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and has a

pastorale Pastorale refers to something of a pastoral nature in music, whether in form or in mood. In Baroque music, a pastorale is a movement of a melody in thirds over a drone bass, recalling the Christmas music of ''pifferari'', players of the traditi ...

in the last movement. c. 14 minutes

No. 9, in F major

c. 9 minutes

No. 10, in C major

c. 13 minutes

No. 11, in B major

c. 10 minutes

No. 12, in F major

c. 10 minutes Length estimates are drawn from the recording by

The English Concert The English Concert is a baroque orchestra playing on period instruments based in London. Founded in 1972 and directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock for 30 years, it is now directed by harpsichordist Harry Bicket. Nadja Zwiener has be ...

Discography

*Pavlo Beznosiuk (conductor and violin), The Avison Ensemble, 2 discs,

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(2012)

External links

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PDF scores for Corelli, Op. 6 concerti grossi
{{Authority control Corelli Compositions by Arcangelo Corelli 1714 compositions

Details

No. 1 in D major

No. 2 in F major

No. 3 in C minor

No. 4, in D major

No. 5, in B major

No. 6, in F major

No. 7, in D major

No. 8, in G minor

No. 9, in F major

No. 10, in C major

No. 11, in B major

No. 12, in F major

Discography

See also

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