Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (Corelli)

Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 ("Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo") is a collection of 12 violin sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli, first published on 1 January 1700. The first edition is dedicated to Sophia Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg. The first six are "sonate da chiesa" and the last six are "sonate da camera". The last sonata, No. 12, is a set of 23 variations on the theme "La Folia".
The title in the first edition. "Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo," calls for a violin, accompanied by a bass violin or harpsichord. The basso continuo part was written in the figured bass notation. There have been different arrangements in performance, ranging from organ, to archlute, to cello.
Influence.
Sir John Barbirolli arranged the Preludio, Allemanda, Gavotte and Giga of No. 10, and Sarabande of No. 7 into an Oboe Concerto, dedicated to his wife, the oboist Evelyn Rothwell.