FTP, identify this concerto grosso composed by Arcangelo Corelli for performance on a winter holiday.
The Grave section of its opening movement has an unusual 4/2 time signature and is preceded by an introductory seven measure Vivace passage. Its third movement shifts to E flat major, and consists of a sixteenth note filled Allegro section placed between two identical Adagiompassages. The piece switches to its parallel key of G Major for its sixth and final movement, a "Pastorale ad Libitum," designed to evoke images of shepherds and angels in the fields outside Bethlehem during the approaching nativity. FTP, identify this concerto grosso composed by Arcangelo Corelli for performance on a winter holiday.
The Grave section of its opening movement has an unusual 4/2 time signature and is preceded by an introductory seven measure Vivace passage.
{Christmas} Concerto or {Concerto Grosso} No. {8} in G Minor (accept just the number after “concerto grosso” is mentioned)