1492 La conquista del paraíso, Vangelis y La Folía (Píldoras de Historia VI)

La Folía es, probablemente, la composición europea más antigua de la que se tiene noticia. Cuando Vangelis compuso la banda sonora de la película 1492 la conquista del Paraíso se basó en ella. ——————————————————————————————–
The folía is probably the oldest European musical theme known, usually referred to as “folies d’Espagne” in French and “follies of Spain” in English.
When Greek composer Vangelis composed the soundtrack for Ridley Scott’s epic 1492, Conquest of Paradise, he based the main theme on the folía. I found two videos, one by Spanish musicologist Jordi Savall, playing the original “folías de España”, and variations based on folías by Italian Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli. The similarities with the opening piece of Vangelis’ soundtrack are immediately apparent.

ABOUT THE MUSIC OF VANGELIS’ “1492, CONQUEST OF PARADISE”