Twelve Trio Sonatas, Op. 1 is the first collection of musics composed by

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...

, and published by the Venetian publisher Giuseppe Sala in 1705, the first edition is believed to have been published around 1703. These

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s are for two

violins The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino pic ...

and

basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing th ...

. The last music is a same title of "La Follia" as Corelli's Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5. *Sonata No. 1 in G minor, RV 73 *Sonata No. 2 in E minor, RV 67 *Sonata No. 3 in C major, RV 61 *Sonata No. 4 in E major, RV 66 *Sonata No. 5 in F major, RV 69 *Sonata No. 6 in D major, RV 62 *Sonata No. 7 in E-flat major, RV 65 *Sonata No. 8 in D minor, RV 64 *Sonata No. 9 in A major, RV 75 *Sonata No. 10 in B-flat major, RV 78 *Sonata No. 11 in B minor, RV 79 *Sonata No. 12 in D minor "La Follia", RV 63 The final sonata is a set of variations on the famous "

Folia ''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, ...

" theme.

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Performance of Trio Sonata No. 12 ("La Follia")
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from the

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