Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jeffw From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Re: La Follia Message-ID: <5009@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 11:33:05 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.5009 Posted: Tue Jan 15 11:33:05 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 17-Jan-85 04:20:39 EST References: <1157@cornell.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 16 > > Corelli's Op. 5 #12 is a set of variations for violin & continuo > on ``La Follia.'' The other day, I heard the last few bars of a piece which > sounded very much like it (and I know it pretty well, having played it), > but the speaker anounced it was a Vivaldi sonata (and I couldn't catch more > info)... Now my questions are: > > 1. Does anybody know if Vivaldi (and other composers) wrote variations > on this theme? Rachmininov brought it into the world of real music (:-), really, I'm feeling perverse this morning) with a set of variations (for solo piano) on it. I wouldn't be surprised if the source of the tune was from 3-400 years before Corelli. Peace, Jeff Winslow