Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 concertos |
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Composition Year | 1750 or before |
Genre Categories | Concerti grossi; Concertos; For 2 violins, strings, continuo; |
Contents |
Work Title | 6 Grand Concertos in 8 Parts |
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Alternative. Title | Six grand concertos for violins &c. in eight parts |
Composer | Sammartini, Giuseppe |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.8 ; RISM A/I: S 706 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGS 10 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 concertos |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1750 or before |
First Publication. | 1752 - London: John Walsh |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | 2 violins, strings, continuo |
Extra Information | *Originally intended to be published together with the 8 Overtures in 8 Parts, Op.7. Walsh apparently saw the advantage of having 2 different publications instead of the single one of 14 works by the time they were actually issued. No.4 - 6 are also known as oboe concertos. |