Concerto Pastorale in G Major

Composer: MOLTER, Johann Melchior
  • The Concerto pastorale in G Major is influenced by Molter’s two visits to Italy.
    • On the manuscript, he signs his name in Italian (“Giovanni Marchio Molter”).
    • The use of a pastorale-style opening movement evokes the Italian tradition of dotted 6/8 rhythms associated with shepherds or pastoral scenes (for example, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto)1

Sources

  1. Michael Talbot, “Concertos for Christmas,” liner notes to Christmas Concertos, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, Archiv 435262-2, CD, 1991. 

Cut IDs

48719