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Corelli - La Folia
Sheet music for violin
| Alt. Title: | Violin Sonata in D minor |
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| Info: | La Folía (Spanish), also folies d'Espagne (French), Follies of Spain (English) or Follia (Italian), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record. The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late folias, the earlier being faster. |
| Opus number: | Op. 5, No. 12 |
| Date: | 1700 |
| Artist: | Arcangelo Corelli |
| Born: | 17 February 1653, Fusignano |
| Died: | 8 January 1713, Rome |
| The artist: | Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony. |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Key: | D minor |
| Range: | D4 - Eb6 |
| Time signature: | 3/4 |
| Tempo: | 76 BPM |
| Duration: | 2:39 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Advanced |
| Style: | Classical |
