Work Title
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6 Grand Concertos in 8 Parts
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Alternative. Title
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Six grand concertos for violins &c. in eight parts
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Composer
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Sammartini, Giuseppe
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.8 ; RISM A/I: S 706
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IGS 10
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 concertos
- Grand Concerto in G minor
- Grand Concerto in A major
- Grand Concerto in E minor
- Grand Concerto in C major
- Grand Concerto in G minor
- Grand Concerto in A major
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1750 or before
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First Publication.
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1752 - London: John Walsh
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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2 violins, strings, continuo
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Extra Information
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*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.
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