12 Trio Sonatas, Op. 3

• Corelli’s 12 sonate a tre, Op. 3 (12 Trio Sonatas) is a collection of twelves sonate da chiesa (church sonatas) published in Rome in 1689.¹
• Most of the sonatas in this collection contain four movements. This structure was Corelli’s standard practice with church sonatas by this time: his chamber sonatas (sonate da camera) vary more in structure, with anywhere from three to five movements.²
• Like most of Corelli’s works, this set was reprinted frequently and became popular throughout Europe. One example of its dissemination is J.S. Bach’s quotation of a melody from Corelli’s Op.3, No. 4 in his Fugue in b minor BWV 579.³

Contents

1. Trio Sonata in F major 
2. Trio Sonata in D major 
3. Trio Sonata in B-flat major 
4. Trio Sonata in B minor 
5. Trio Sonata in D minor 
6. Sonata in G major 
7. Sonata in E minor 
8. Sonata in C major 
9. Sonata in F minor 
10. Trio Sonata in A minor 
11. Sonata in G minor 
12. Sonata in A minor⁴

1. “12 Trio Sonatas, Op.3 (Corelli, Archangelo),” IMSLP, accessed October 15, 2021, https://imslp.org/wiki/12_Trio_Sonatas%2C_Op.3_(Corelli%2C_Arcangelo).
2. Michael Talbot, “Corelli, Arcangelo,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 15, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000006478.
3. Ibid.
4. “12 Trio Sonatas, Op.3 (Corelli, Archangelo),” IMSLP.