Concerto grosso in G minor 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale', Op. 6 No. 8 (Corelli, Arcangelo)

Title Concerto grosso No. 8 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale'
Alternative title Christmas Concerto
Creators Arcangelo Corelli, composer
Opus Op.6 No.8
Instrumentation 2 violins, cello and strings
Number of movements 5
Keys G minor
Composed 1690
First published 1714
Dedication —
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Metronome markings —
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Average duration (sec) 780
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Composition types Concerti grossi
Period Baroque
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Sections

Title
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Metronome Key Measures
Vivace – Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà — — —
Allegro — — —
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio — E flat major —
Vivace — — —
Allegro - Largo. Pastorale ad libitum — G major —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 4 recorders —
View Complete 2 violins, viola and cello Ian Bailey-Mortimer
View Complete 2 violins, viola and cello Ignacio Massun
View Complete organ David Cameron
View Selections 3 recorders R.D. Tennent
View Selections keyboard Srđan Depolo
View Pastorale (No.5) 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba Michel Rondeau
View Pastorale (No.5) — Takuya Shigeta
View Pastorale (No.5) 6 flutes Hideo Kamioka
View Pastorale (No.5) 4 recorders Eric Haas
View Pastorale (No.5) oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon —
View Pastorale (No.5) 3 trumpets Alexander Wilson
View Pastorale (No.5) violin and piano Arnold Schering
View Pastorale (No.5) violin and organ Elie Jolliet
View Pastorale (No.5) organ Pierre Gouin
View Pastorale (No.5) organ Giuseppe Moschetti
View Pastorale (No.5) piano Heather Brailsford
View Pastorale (No.5) piano Ernst Pauer
View Pastorale (No.5) 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon —

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — Berlin: C.F. Vieweg — Preface
Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete parts — — Complete Parts
Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Cello solo
Violins I (ripieno)
Violins II (ripieno)
Violas (ripieno)
Cellos (ripieno)
Basses (ripieno)
Keyboard (continuo)
View Complete parts Berlin: C.F. Vieweg — Concertato group (Violins 1, 2, Cello)
Ripeno strings (Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos/Basses)
Harpsichord (or Organ)
View Complete parts — — Violins III (=Viola)
View Complete parts London: Oxford University Press — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Cello solo
Violins I (ripieno)
Violins II (ripieno)
Violas (ripieno)
Cellos and Basses (ripieno)
View Complete parts — — Violin 1 (concertino)
Violin 2 (concertino)
Cello (concertino)
Violins I (ripieno)
Violins II (ripieno)
Violas
Cellos
Basses
Keyboard (continuo)
View Complete Arrangement for 4 recorders — — Complete Score and Parts
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
by Ian Bailey-Mortimer
Mutopia — Complete Score
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
by Ignacio Massun
— — Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
View Complete Arrangement for organ
by David Cameron
— — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 3 recorders
by R.D. Tennent
; selections
— — Adagio and Pastorale
View Complete Arrangement for keyboard
by Srđan Depolo
; selections
— — Adagio, Allegro, Adagio
Pastorale
Engraving files (Encore)
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba
by Michel Rondeau
Michel Rondeau 2018 Complete Score and Parts
Engraving files (Finale & XML)
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement
by Takuya Shigeta
— — Complete Score
Flute
Clarinet (B)
Bassoon
Alto Saxophone 1 (E)
Alto Saxophone 2 (E)
Tenor Saxophone (B)
Baritone Saxophone (E)
Double Bass
Xylophone
Marimba
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for 6 flutes
by Hideo Kamioka
— — Complete Score
Complete parts
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for 4 recorders
by Eric Haas
— — Complete Score
Descant Recorder
Treble Recorder
Tenor Recorder
Bass Recorder
Engraving files (Sibelius)
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon Notenschreiber 2007 Complete Score and Parts
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for 3 trumpets
by Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson 2018 Complete Score
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for violin and piano
by Arnold Schering
C.F. Kahnt — Complete Score
Violin part
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for violin and organ
by Elie Jolliet
Elie Jolliet 2020 Complete Score
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for organ
by Pierre Gouin
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2009 Complete Score (32-note pedal board)
Complete Score (30-note pedal board)
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for organ
by Giuseppe Moschetti
Ditson 1952 Complete Score
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for piano
by Heather Brailsford
— — Complete Score
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for piano
by Ernst Pauer
Augener — Complete Score
View Pastorale (No.5) Arrangement for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon — — Oboe I
Oboe II
English Horn
Bassoon

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View — Archi di Roma (orchestra) Ferruccio Vignanelli, performer — Complete Recording
View — — Dean Eckertsen, conductor — Complete Recording
View — — — Complete Recording
View MIDI Selections — For 4 Recorders (Haas) Pastorale
View MIDI Selections — For 3 Recorders (Tennent) Adagio and Pastorale
View MIDI Selections — For Keyboard (Depolo) Adagio, Allegro, Adagio
Pastorale
View MIDI Selections — For Organ (Gouin) Pastorale
View Synthesized Pastorale (No.5) — For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) Virtual Performance


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