Corelli
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8
"A warm, pastoral Baroque concerto originally composed to be played on Christmas Eve."
Archival Record & Lore
Commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714, this concerto bears the inscription "Made for the night of Christmas." Its famous final movement, a Pastorale, mimics the sounds of the shepherds' bagpipes in Bethlehem.
Era
Baroque
Medium
Orchestral
Mood
Majestic
Soothing