It has gained massive popularity in recent years through ensembles like L'Arpeggiata , led by Christina Pluhar, who often infuse it with a jazzy, improvisational feel.
It is a passacaglia , a form based on a continuous variation over a repeating bass line (ostinato). passacaglia_della_vita
Experience the haunting rhythm and powerful vocals of this Baroque classic here: It has gained massive popularity in recent years