Arcangelo Corelli

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This paper provides biographical information on the famous composer, Arcangelo Corelli. It includes his inspirations, teachers, and the effect he had on Baroque music. Also included is an explanation of Corelli's composition, "La Follia".

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"Corelli was particularly skilled as a conductor and was considered a pioneer of modern orchestral direction. However, it is said that he reached his creative peak in his Concerti Grossi Opus 6. Corelli was the first to prove the potentialities of the Concerto
Grosso. He then popularized it and wrote the first great music for it. The Concerto Grosso was based on contrasting two different sized instrumental groups. In Corelli's case, the smaller group was made up of two violins and a cello and the larger was a string orchestra. The ideas of crescendo and diminuendo were unknown."

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