Antonio Vivaldi: La Follia (La Folia); Voices of Music, Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante, dancers

Hi everyone~! Please consider a donation, and we will make more videos like this one :) Voices of Music presents “La Follia: A Baroque Pageant“, HD video of the performance of Vivaldi’s variations on “La Follia“ (RV 63), choreographed and danced by baroque dancers Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante. Voices of Music FAQ Q. How can I support Voices of Music? A. Donate here: and we will make more videos like this one :) Q. Where can I learn more about this music? A. You can visit our website, Also, subscribe to our video channel! Just click on the logo on our videos. Q. Where can we hear you play in concert? A. We perform in the San Francisco Bay Area. For a concert schedule, visit our website or join our mailing list Q. Where can I buy CDs? Our CDs are available on iTunes, Google, Amazon, CD Baby and just about everywhere; you can also buy a CD in a jewel case from Kunaki: Q. What is Early Music performance, or historical performance? A. We play on instruments from the time of the composers, and we use the original music and playing techniques: it’s a special sound. Q. Why are there no conductors? A. Conductors weren’t invented until the 19th century; since we seek to recreate a historical performance, the music is led from the keyboard or violin, or the music is played as chamber music~or both  Q. What are period instruments or original instruments; how are they different from modern instruments? A. As instruments became modernized in the 19th century, builders and players tended to focus on the volume of sound and the stability of tuning. Modern steel strings replaced the older materials, and instruments were often machine made. Historical instruments, built individually by hand and with overall lighter construction, have extremely complex overtones—which we find delightful. Modern instruments are of course perfectly suited to more modern music. Q. Why is the pitch lower, or higher? A. Early Music performance uses many different pitches, and these pitches create different tone colors on the instruments. See In 1705, eager to make his mark as a composer of both opera and instrumental music, the young Vivaldi published his first set of twelve trio sonatas as Opus 1. The last sonata, which is a highly virtuosic set of variations on the “La Follia“ dance pattern (titled only “Follia“ in the print), is one of his most famous works; Vivaldi takes Corelli’s variations on the same theme-and-bass pattern from Corelli’s Opus 5 (1700), which was already a famous work, and adds figuration of even greater complexity. La Follia a baroque pageant choreography carlos fittante dancers robin gilbert carlos fittante costumes carlos fittante stephen campos masks: jane stein based on baroque originals carved by renu of singapadu, bali, indonesia The Musicians and their Instruments Carla Moore, baroque violin by Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, Austria, 1754 Katherine Kyme, baroque violin by Johann Gottlob Pfretzichner, Mittenwald, 1791 William Skeen, five string baroque cello, Anonymous, Italy, c1680 David Tayler, baroque guitar by John Rollins, after Jean Voboam, Paris, 1687 Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord by Joop Klinkhamer, Amsterdam (1996), after Ruckers-Goujon, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Lid painting by Millicent Tomkins, Marin, 2012 #Vivaldi #LaFollia