Strings — Practical study pieces
Baroque · 1714

Christmas Concerto

A. CorelliOp. 6 No. 8

Key
Gm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=80
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Concerto grosso for two violins + cello + strings. Closes with a 12/8 Pastorale evoking shepherds.

Teaching points

  • Concerto grosso form
  • Pastorale evokes shepherds at Nativity
  • AO1: Christmas-concert staple
Full score ↓Public domain

1714 first ed + later urtext, public domain.

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