XC. CORELLI, Arcangelo: Concerto grosso in D Major, Op 6, No. 4

 XC. CORELLI, Arcangelo (1653-1713)

Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4 (pub. 1714)
1. Adagio -- Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Vivace
4. Allegro -- Allegro
Voices of Music
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A contemporary of Bach, but his Italian heritage manifests itself in an entirely different style of music.

Also note, that unlike Vivaldi's three-movement concerti, these are written in four movements, usually: 1) slow intro/fast; 2) slow; 3) menuet-type; and 4) fast.

This prefigures the eventual form of the modern symphony.