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Sheet Music
Parts
⇒ 12 more: Soprano 2 • Alto 1 • Alto 2 • Alto 3 • Alto 4 • Tenor 1 • Tenor 2 • Bass • Great Bass • Contrabass • Sopranino (optional) • Garklein (optional)
General Information
| Work Title
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Ma Follia
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| Alternative. Title
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La Folia: New Variations on an Old Theme
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| Composer
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Eijkhout, Victor
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IVE 12
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| Key
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G minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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2006
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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5 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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Recorder Ensemble
- 2 sopranos, 4 altos, 2 tenors, bass, great bass, contrabass, with optional sopranino and garklein
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| Related Works
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Uses the theme La Folia
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Navigation etc.
"Ma Follia" is a series of variations on the famous "La Folia" ground bass. Many composers have written Folia variations, including Corelli, whose variations are popular among recorder players. This piece is written as a reaction against the Corelli variations; one might say they take up where Corelli left off. For instance, Ma Follia features a variation with a 4-over-3 rhythm, a hokket variation where 2 groups of recorders interweave, some chromatism, and finally a jazzy variation that quotes the "Chattanooga Choo-choo". The set of variations ends with the requisite variation in major, and a grand choral finale.
