Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics Vol. 525 MASTERPIECES FOR THE VIOLIN,VOL. XXIV ARCANGELO CORELLI LA FOLIA VARIATIONS VIOLIN HL LEONARDRCANGELO CORELLI'S ame, aconding to Fé Srl cure through the Tlaberg musics asd ‘site, Matteson, elled iin sthe rine of ll N Imusians; and inthe wot Gaspari con olin” the “trae Orpheys af his i. And fret in these fever days the genalne at is fond of aking tine now at then fo go ack to Mi Works for relvhment doug thet breadth apd Sig, thr pony of ape thlrpowerand a ‘Corel wss ane of the founder of the art of visinplaylng-one who tthe foundacions broad oie thd ae pn he way fora he boon trough by hie succes, He was one of the ‘loners oo, the eration of the sont for, Dia has «controling ofunce in he mb: quent evolution of the art of musi. By the {Te vin ie ha each te al erection a the hands of ee great Taian makers, hose work has fever since been approach, andthe intament Ms realy fries emancipation fom te subordinate Paniment to aes msi, and then a am iat of ECan genie cane st ert tne to ad fod promote this struggle for feedom and when inv hnbd cote he bors the school and method of the vein had boon advanced many sagen ad he form. Corli's works says Sit Hubert Parry, stand ft head ofall moder lastrmenal emi Tor Bary anything writen before ie time appeals the modem hese as blag sufiietly smaure Ievolersbles and hough fn pot of technique bis Finge was rather Limited, be managed to produce ‘Por which, in hele way, are complete, welbale {hved and pool adapted eo the equrcmente of instrament performance. Coralie war not eventfl, Born in February, 16g5, at Fengnano, near Bologa, Taye i sd te hve recived ie fist leone teary from one Shnonei a member of she papal hei nd om the sin trom JB Hsesan, = Helogner, fr years Bisjunor The story goes that when be was ine: een he visited Pari, Oe wae deve thence by the feslosy and intrigues of Lally fe ett eb {Ede at be vite Germany ater he a Siabed Iisstien and was attached to the court of the Elestor af Bavaria at Monich By 1681 he had tured Uo Tay, and settled In Rome.” There, two year Iter, he published. he Frat compontton a tof nontar fortwo sili find bate, sh prgan-secompaniment. Hs rep. ‘ation grew ply he soon mae recagald the teat of onchesel conductors, and player of obit etstpleand_power of exectton beyond Snything that had hither been heard." He soon ‘exame' orte ia the highest cecles of Roman ft hearing him payin their own palaces He wis Honored oo, bythe bgage of Hustsous oregners tho cane to Rome He found powerfa end find patton in the atdoving Canal Ottaboat in Whose place he lived Tor many years, unt hic fewth. "Avie fame spread Beyond the borders of Tey many young meno elet came fom ierat prt af Earope to study ith hi ads compe tions wre publshedin Amsterdam, Paty Antwerp Sid London, aswell ast ely; so that before is ‘ath he was a person of European eelebrity. He {ics January hy, dejected and broken asp, WS Rid Bentoc be fancied elf slighted and Superseded bya now unknowa volt Valentin, | ‘iho se to vor during Corals temporary hencein Naples This state of mind was doubles {Crwasted by ceran unfortunate and homiating tsperencesin tatty hither shad been wget Invited bythe King, wo was desirous of hearing the fous Roman arti. Called pon to ply vaio ‘ompostonsuntaminoim,andpeeks weston {n'nlard ny, he bad mae mistaken the pr ‘hctel Royal and some of the eminent Neapolitan musica, eding Sart and hd frthermore ‘ithe misfortune to weary the Royal Inemee wit fone of hs Adagio, which was prosounced tedious These things drove him back fo Reme, td ay sc, sgh shoog they now appt this death, “Corlitaghtmany pupiswhoataind diincton; among them Geminan, Loeatli, Somis and Bap Ends forme the gest shoal of peiormers today tracing its artiste ineage ee tote great Talla founder, and eeprenented nthe present contry by ich men as Ems, Vieuxtemps oar, Jose nd Sarat Te best known of Corel's wooks ase his vain solos, which ae comprised ia his Opts $y In t00 fre; the fet pt containing sonata, tho socond fGigecs mrtbandes and yavottey and the sole oli" wich twentjteo varhtions What the ‘fla sally wae dots not ccc tobe known, Iesupposed to bers Spanish dances Haka he favourite sir known in England ar “Fainll’s Ground "ant ia ae upon 2 ground bss A fil evens, itis an extremely simple tone, whowe thor priods recur jain thd agin asthe bass of ‘lions contrapuntal ad Hid tyes ch ae [ich and Handel and ethers ofthe le centry aed ‘he ehaconne nid the psa Besides then sol pecs, Corll wrote what were ‘alll vislone or combalo and conceit {or two vlna sd “cll with accompaniment of ingsLa Folia. ated and fingered by Variations sérieuses. A coRELIA “LeopatsLidtetere Adagio. eee apy, 1004, by 6. SchirmerAttgrtt e ‘Allegretto. ‘en poco pile lentocr ‘poco rallAllegro moderato, Fone