Originele bezetting: 2 violen en basso continuo.

La Follia was rond de 17 e eeuw een geliefd harmonisch patroon. Vele componisten, onder wie Vivaldi, hebben op dit thema variaties geschreven.

Originally written for 2 violins and figured bass.

La Follia was in the 17 th century a popular harmonic pattern. Many composers wrote a set of variations on this theme. Vivaldi was one of them.