Corelli - La Folia

Sheet music for violin

Alt. Title:	Violin Sonata in D minor
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