La follia francesco geminiani biography

          The Italian violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani belongs to the generation of Bach and Handel.

        1. The Italian violinist and composer Francesco Geminiani belongs to the generation of Bach and Handel.
        2. Francesco geminiani biography amp history allmusic.
        3. During his lifetime, Franceso Geminiani () was considered to be the equal of Handel and Corelli.
        4. Francesco Geminiani () was both a brilliant violin virtuoso and a La Follia di Spagna' or 'The Folly of Spain.' This traditional harmonic.
        5. Francesco Xaverio Geminiani was baptized in Lucca on 5 December his exact birthdate is unknown.

          6. During his lifetime, Franceso Geminiani () was considered to be the equal of Handel and Corelli....

          Folia

          Type of musical composition

          For other uses, see Folia (disambiguation) and Folium (disambiguation).

          La Folía (Spanish), or Follies (English), also known as folies d'Espagne (French), La Follia (Italian), and Folia (Portuguese), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record.

          The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late folias, the earlier being faster.

          History

          Due to its musical form, style and etymology of the name, it has been suggested that the melody arose as a dance in the mid or late fifteenth century throughout the Iberian Peninsula, either in Portugal or in the area of the old Kingdom of León, or maybe in the Kingdom of Valencia.

          The epithet "Folia" has several meanings in music.

          Western classical music features both "early Folia", which can take different shapes, and the better-known "later Folia" (also known as "Follia" with d