Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
La Folia
The piano accompaniment is suitable with the edition in the Suzuki Violin School, Volume 6 and with parts of Corelli's violin sonata, Op. 5 n°12.
Theme = 66 bpm (bpm = beats per minute)
Var. 1 = 96 bpm
Var. 2 = 96 bpm
Var. 3 = 96 bpm
Var. 4 = 98 bpm
Var. 5 = 50 bpm
Var. 6 = 72 bpm (Study Version) / 92 bpm (Performance Tempo)
Var. 7 = 54 bpm (Study Version) / 66 bpm (Performance Tempo)
Var. 8 = 50 bpm
Var. 9 = 116 bpm
Var. 10 = 116 bpm
Var. 11 = 80 bpm
Var. 12 = 80 bpm (Study Version) / 84 bpm (Performance Tempo)
Var. 13 = 74 bpm (Study Version) / 84 bpm (Performance Tempo)
00 Tuning notes: A - D - G - E (A = 441 Hertz)
Complete Versions
01 Study Version (with slower tempos of variations 6/7 and 12/13)
02 Performance tempo
Study Version in THREE Parts
03 Part A = Variations 1 - 5
04 Part B = Variations 6 - 10
05 Part C = Variations 11 - 13
Exercises and different tempos for individual variations
06 Variation 1 - 66 bpm
07 Variation 1 - 80 bpm
08 Variation 2 - 66 bpm
09 Variation 2 - 80 bpm
10 Variation 3 - 66 bpm
11 Variation 3 - 80 bpm
13 Variation 5: Third Exercise No. 72 from "Enjoying Violin Technique" PDF & Audio file
14 Variation 5: Third Exercise No. 73 from "Enjoying Violin Technique" PDF & Audio file
15 Variation 5: Third Exercise No. 74 from "Enjoying Violin Technique" PDF & Audio file
More exercises and different tempos for individual variations will follow soon!
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Selection of the most important teaching points by Kerstin Wartberg (PDF, 18 pages)
Piano accompaniment arranged by David Andruss (PDF, 11 pages)
https://www.imtex-online.com/mediathek/article/1134/213/2-letspracticetogether-teachingpointsof-lafolia-bya-corelli.html/
David Andruss, piano and piano arrangement
© Deutsches Suzuki Institut, Kerstin Wartberg