Trio Sonatas Op. 4

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Trio Sonatas Op. 4 is a collection of Baroque chamber works for two violins and continuo by Arcangelo Corelli, celebrated for its elegant counterpoint and influential role in the development of the trio sonata genre.

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Trio Sonatas Op. 4 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque chamber music
musical composition collection
trio sonata collection
associatedWith Italian Baroque
surface form: Roman Baroque
composer Arcangelo Corelli
countryOfOrigin Italy
dedicatedTo a patron of Arcangelo Corelli
follows Trio Sonatas Op. 3
genre Baroque music
trio sonata
historicalSignificance standardized the trio sonata model
widely disseminated in print across Europe
influenced Francesco Geminiani
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frideric Handel
later trio sonata composers
instrumentation basso continuo
violin
keyWorkOf Arcangelo Corelli
languageOfTitle Italian
movementStructure multi-movement sonatas
notableFor elegant counterpoint
influential role in the development of the trio sonata genre
refined melodic writing
numberOfWorks 12
opusNumber Op. 4
partOf Corelli Op. 2
surface form: Corelli’s published opus collections
performancePractice figured bass realization by keyboard or plucked instrument
ornamentation by the violinists
period Baroque
precedes Violin Sonatas Op. 5
scoring two violins and basso continuo
style church sonata
sonata da chiesa
texture contrapuntal
imitative counterpoint
titleVariant Sonate a tre, Op. 4
typicalContinuoInstruments cello
harpsichord
organ
violone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arcangelo Corelli notableWork Trio Sonatas Op. 4
Trio Sonatas Op. 3 relatedWork Trio Sonatas Op. 4