Christmas Carols and Their Stories
Puzzle 60 · Great Composers of Christmas · Page 86 in print
Corelli's Christmas Concerto
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto became extremely popular even in his own lifetime, and it was played at his funeral service in 1713.
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Amsterdam
City where Op. 6 was printed in 1714.
Bagpipes
The shepherd drone the Pastorale imitates.
Bologna
City where Corelli studied from 1666.
Cancelleria
Ottoboni’s palace in Rome, where Corelli lived.
Concertino
The solo group of two violins with bass.
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Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713), composer of the Christmas Concerto.
Estienne Roger
Amsterdam publisher of the first edition of Op. 6.
Fornari
Matteo Fornari, the pupil who saw Op. 6 into print.
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Fusignano
Corelli’s birthplace near Bologna.
G Minor
The key of the Christmas Concerto.
Natale
Italian for Christmas, from Corelli’s heading.
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Ottoboni
Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, Corelli’s patron.
Pantheon
Rome’s ancient church where Corelli was buried.
Pastorale
The closing shepherd movement of the concerto.
Rome
City where Corelli worked and died in 1713.
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Sources
- 12 Concerti grossi, Op.6 (Corelli, Arcangelo)IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, work page (first edition record)
- Wichita Symphony Orchestra, programme notes, December 2016wichitasymphony.org
- Arcangelo CorelliEncyclopedia.com, reprinting Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians