Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 24 (Adagio, 23 variations) |
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First Publication | 1700 – No.12 of 12 Violin Sonatas, Op.5 |
Genre Categories | Sonatas; For violin, continuo; Scores featuring the violin; |
Related Works | Uses the theme La Folia Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42, by Sergei Rachmaninoff Circle III by Kees Schoonenbeek |
Work Title | Violin Sonata in D minor 'La Folia' |
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Composer | Corelli, Arcangelo |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.5 No.12 |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAC 25 |
Key | D minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 24 (Adagio, 23 variations) |
First Publication. | 1700 – No.12 of 12 Violin Sonatas, Op.5 |
Dedication | Sophie Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Baroque |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | violin, continuo |
Related Works | Uses the theme La Folia Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42, by Sergei Rachmaninoff Circle III by Kees Schoonenbeek |
Extra Information | The sonata is notated as though in the Dorian mode, a habit of many baroque composers, due to the melodic minor's tendency to sharpen the sixth. |