6 Grand Concertos in 8 Parts, Op.8 (Sammartini, Giuseppe)

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Work Title 6 Grand Concertos in 8 Parts
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
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGS 10
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 concertos
  1. Grand Concerto in G minor
  2. Grand Concerto in A major
  3. Grand Concerto in E minor
  4. Grand Concerto in C major
  5. Grand Concerto in G minor
  6. Grand Concerto in A major
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.