Composers from JS Bach to GF Handel referenced La Folia’s theme, often without naming it (Credit: Getty) Still, there are clues that the theme was a genuine phenomenon.

La Folia: C.P.E. Bach, Corelli, Geminiani, Marais, A. Scarlatti, ... an anonymous dance tune known as “La Folia” captivated countless composers who employed it as a theme for sets of variations.

Here's what La Folia sounds like filtered through Sergei Rachmaninoff. He called this piece Variations on a Theme of Corelli, even though Corelli didn't write the melody.

La Folia is described as "the most lasting and famous tune in western music." Check out this website for more information about the history of this tune and how it has been used by hundred of ...

La Folia is one of the most important anonymous melodies of the 15th & 16th centuries. It has been reported to have variations composed for it by over 400… Continuum: La Folia Revisited | WWNO ...

In the film 1492, the main theme is a version of La Folia.” A version of La Folia appeared in The Addams Family, the 1991 film starring Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia (Credit: Alamy) ...

La Folia is one of the most important anonymous melodies of the 15th & 16th centuries. It has been reported to have variations composed for it by over 400… CONTINUUM: La Folia | WWNO ...