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Its composition date is uncertain, but there is a record of Corelli having performed a Christmas concerto in 1690 for the enjoyment of his new patron. [citation needed] The concerto is scored for an ensemble consisting of two concertino violins and cello, ripieno strings and continuo.
The early-twentieth-century British composer Gerald Finzi (1901–1956) is recognized largely for several song cycles, setting texts from a wide selection English poets, including Thomas Traherne, William Shakespeare, John Milton, Christina Rossetti, Thomas Hardy, Robert Bridges and Edmund Blunden.
Their publication – decades after their composition and after Italian composers had moved to favor the ritornello concerto form associated with Vivaldi – caused waves of concerto grosso writing in Germany and England, where in 1739 George Frideric Handel honored Corelli directly with his own "Opus 6" collection of twelve.
Video of excerpts from Corelli's Christmas Concerto performed on original instruments by the ensemble Voices of Music using baroque instruments, ornamentation and playing techniques. Free sheet music. Corelli, Arcangelo, scores for complete opp. 1–6, Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities (CCARH) at Stanford University
This concerto thus received only its second performance in 1999 and its first recording is now on Chandos. Finzi's Clarinet Concerto and his Cello Concerto are possibly his most famous and frequently performed instrumental works, with recordings of these works done by clarinetist John Denman and a young Yo-Yo Ma.
Referred to as organ concerto "No. 17". Arranged from Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.5 (HWV 323). 300 Organ G minor 1740 "2nd Set" No. 6 Referred to as organ concerto "No. 18". Arranged from Concerto Grosso in G minor Op.6 No.6 (HWV 324). 301: Oboe B-flat major 1740 "Oboe concerto No. 1" 302a: Oboe B-flat major 1740 "Oboe concerto No. 2" 303 Organ D minor