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Jordi Savall - La Folia 1490-1701

Jordi Savall, violes de gambe
Rolf Lislevand, vihuela, guitare, théorbe
Michael Behringer, clavecin, organo di legno, claviorganum
Arianna Savall, harpe triple
Bruno Cocset, basse de violon
Pedro Estevan, percussion
Adela Gonzales-Campa, castagnettes et grelots (cascabele

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, and long before the appearance of the violin, the bass viol was the most widely used bowed instrument for improvisation on a basso ostinato. According to the various treaties and historical references (Diego Ortiz, Aurelio Virgiliano, Christopher Simpson, André Maugars, etc..), a good musician should be able to carry out and improvise variations on a song, a theme or a bass continuo during a concert or any other musical performance (see Maugars, 1638)