Composition: 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 | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 780 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concerti grossi |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Berlin: C.F. Vieweg | — | Preface · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 solo · view Violin 2 solo · view Cello solo · view Violins I (ripieno) · view Violins II (ripieno) · view Violas (ripieno) · view Cellos (ripieno) · view Basses (ripieno) · view Keyboard (continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Berlin: C.F. Vieweg | — | Concertato group (Violins 1, 2, Cello) · view Ripeno strings (Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos/Basses) · view Harpsichord (or Organ) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins III (=Viola) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | London: Oxford University Press | — | Violin 1 solo · view Violin 2 solo · view Cello solo · view Violins I (ripieno) · view Violins II (ripieno) · view Violas (ripieno) · view Cellos and Basses (ripieno) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 (concertino) · view Violin 2 (concertino) · view Cello (concertino) · view Violins I (ripieno) · view Violins II (ripieno) · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Keyboard (continuo) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Adagio and Pastorale · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for keyboard |
— | — | Adagio, Allegro, Adagio · view Pastorale · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 flugelhorns, 2 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba |
Michel Rondeau | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view Alto Saxophone 1 (E) · view Alto Saxophone 2 (E) · view Tenor Saxophone (B) · view Baritone Saxophone (E) · view Double Bass · view Xylophone · view Marimba · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for 6 flutes |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete parts · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Descant Recorder · view Treble Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | Notenschreiber | 2007 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for 3 trumpets |
Alexander Wilson | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
C.F. Kahnt | — | Complete Score · view Violin part · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and organ |
Elie Jolliet | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2009 | Complete Score (32-note pedal board) · view Complete Score (30-note pedal board) · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
Ditson | 1952 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Pastorale (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon | — | — | Oboe I · view Oboe II · view English Horn · view Bassoon · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Archi di Roma (orchestra) | Ferruccio Vignanelli (performer) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Dean Eckertsen (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | — | Complete Recording · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For 4 Recorders (Haas) | Pastorale · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Adagio and Pastorale · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For Keyboard (Depolo) | Adagio, Allegro, Adagio · file Pastorale · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | For Organ (Gouin) | Pastorale · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Pastorale (No.5) | — | For 2 Horns, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file |
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