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Folia (other)
Folia is a well-known, simple musical framework that has been used for songs, dances and sets of variations. Folia or Folía may also refer to: Music Composition *Folias, by Alessandro Piccinini (1566–c.1638) *Folias, by Francesco Corbetta (c.1615–1681) *Folia, by Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (floruit, fl. 1621–1649) *Folias, by Lucas Ruis Ribayaz (c.1626–1667) *Folias, by Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566) *Folia, by Bernardo Storace (1637–1707) *Folias, by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) *Folias, for guitar, by Francisco Guerau (1649–1721) *Folias (a 3), by Andrea Falconieri (1650) *"La folia" Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor, by Arcangelo Corelli, Corelli (1653–1713) *"La folia", for viola, by Marin Marais (1656-1728) *Variations on 'La Folia', by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) *La Folia, by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) *"La Folia" Concerto grosso after Corelli, No. 12 in D minor Francesco Geminiani, Geminiani (1687–1762) *Folias de España, 20 variations and fug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folia
''La Folía'' (Spanish), or ''Follies'' (English), also known as ''folies d'Espagne'' (French), ''La Follia'' (Italian), and ''Folia'' (Portuguese), is one of the oldest remembered European musical themes, or primary material, generally melodic, of a composition, on record. The theme exists in two versions, referred to as early and late ''folias'', the earlier being faster. History Due to its musical form, style and etymology of the name, it has been suggested that the melody arose as a dance in the mid or late fifteenth century throughout the Iberian Peninsula, either in Portugal or in the area of the old Kingdom of León, or maybe in the Kingdom of Valencia. The epithet "Folia" has several meanings in music. Western classical music features both "early Folia", which can take different shapes, and the better-known "later Folia" (also known as "Follia" with double l in Italy, "Folies d'Espagne" in France, and "'s Ground" in England). Recent research suggests that the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
