Passacaglia

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Frescobaldi was quite possibly the inventor of the passacaglia, a serious instrumental musical composition consisting of a series of variations usually on a ground bass in moderately slow triple time. Frescobaldi wrote many passacaglias and was instrumental in popularising the form. Composer: Girolamo Frescobaldi Performer: Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord) Recording date: 23 September 2008 Date of broadcast: 24 December 2008