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This composition was included in the CD, Noel Project, "Splendor Bright". Released in 2005 the Noel Project
was made up of MacJams members, Johannes Cori Ander, Mystified, Revolving Doris and Tom Atwood.
Merry Christmas everyone!
The "Christmas Concerto" is considered the most famous of Arcangelo Corelli's 12 concerti grossi, largely because of its final movement, marked "Pastorale." The term comes from the Italian word "pastori," referring to the shepherds who gathered at the manger in Bethlehem. According to program notes from Orchestra Seattle, "by Corelli's time it had become an Italian tradition for rural shepherds to journey into a nearby town on Christmas Eve and play their pipes in front of nativity scenes. The music most often associated with this tradition was a gentle, lilting siciliano in 12/8 meter. Corelli may have been the first composer to use this type of tune in a concert work (1714) in order to musically depict the nativity scene, but he would certainly not be the last: both Handel (the "Pastoral Symphony" in Messiah) and Bach (the opening sinfonia of the second cantata in the Christmas Oratorio) adopted the technique." Composed around 1690 but performed later on. (1714)
Photograph: The historic Saint Louis Cathedral, a minor Basilica, New Orleans.
was made up of MacJams members, Johannes Cori Ander, Mystified, Revolving Doris and Tom Atwood.
Merry Christmas everyone!
The "Christmas Concerto" is considered the most famous of Arcangelo Corelli's 12 concerti grossi, largely because of its final movement, marked "Pastorale." The term comes from the Italian word "pastori," referring to the shepherds who gathered at the manger in Bethlehem. According to program notes from Orchestra Seattle, "by Corelli's time it had become an Italian tradition for rural shepherds to journey into a nearby town on Christmas Eve and play their pipes in front of nativity scenes. The music most often associated with this tradition was a gentle, lilting siciliano in 12/8 meter. Corelli may have been the first composer to use this type of tune in a concert work (1714) in order to musically depict the nativity scene, but he would certainly not be the last: both Handel (the "Pastoral Symphony" in Messiah) and Bach (the opening sinfonia of the second cantata in the Christmas Oratorio) adopted the technique." Composed around 1690 but performed later on. (1714)
Photograph: The historic Saint Louis Cathedral, a minor Basilica, New Orleans.
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Feter
I enjoyed Corelli's music since the first strings concerto I watched back in the 80s , a very wonderful directing and mixing to the piece . lovely piece of art ...thanks a lot for sharing ..Merry Christmas !