folia
Sign in to saveLa 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. Folias are generally characterized by having a fixed chord progression.
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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. Folias are generally characterized by having a fixed chord progression.
thumb|350px|right|"The 'later' folia", a harmonic-metric scheme consisting of two eight-bar phrase (music)|phrases, was first used in approximately 1670. The [[key signature, showing just one flat for G minor (instead of two), follows a Baroque period practice. ]] thumb|350px|right|Early folia . thumb|350px|right|Early folia variant .
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