Name: CHRISTMAS CONCERTO 'Fatto per la notte di Natale'
Duration: 15 min 57 s
Channel: Arcangelo Corelli - 1690- published in 1704
Description: 'MADE FOR THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS' CONCERTO GROSSO IN G MINOR, OP. 6 NO. 8, BY ARCANGELO CORELLI, KNOWN COMMONLY AS HIS 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO', WAS PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1714. THERE ARE 6 MOVEMENTS ENDING WITH THE BEAUTIFUL, SERENE PASTORALE (LARGO)

CHRISTMAS CONCERTO 'Fatto per la notte di Natale'

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'MADE FOR THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS' CONCERTO GROSSO IN G MINOR, OP. 6 NO. 8, BY ARCANGELO CORELLI, KNOWN COMMONLY AS HIS 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO', WAS PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1714. THERE ARE 6 MOVEMENTS ENDING WITH THE BEAUTIFUL, SERENE PASTORALE (LARGO)

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Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.

Song Info

Genre

Classical • Baroque

Charts

Peak #79

Peak in subgenre #4

Author

Arcangelo Corelli - 1690- published in 1704

Rights

public domain

Uploaded

May 10, 2009

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MP3

MP3 21.9 MB • 192 kbps • 15:57

Story behind the song

Concerto grosso in G minor, op.6 no. 8, by Arcangelo Corelli, known commonly as his Christmas Concerto, was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714 as part of his Twelve concerti grossi, op.6. The concerto bears the inscription Fatto per la notte di Natale or "Made for the night of Christmas". It was composed around 1690, since there is a record of Corelli having that year performed a Christmas concerto for the enjoyment of his then-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 five or six.

Movements:
Vivace-Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stÃ 
Allegro
Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
Vivace
Allegro
Largo. Pastorale ad libitum

Each relatively short movement provides multiple tempi and a range of major and minor suspensions. The concerto is generally no longer than fifteen minutes, ending with Corelli's famous Pastorale ad libitum, a peaceful 12/8 finale in the Christmas pastorole form.