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From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: La Follia
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 11:33:05 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 15 11:33:05 1985
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> 
> 	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