Video Information

• Choir: dwsChorale
• Piece: La Folia (Madness) in Octatonic and Dorian modes
• Composer:  David Warin Solomons
• Voices:  AAAB
• Sheet Music:   dwsolo.musicaneo.com/shee...  
• Genres: A cappella, Classical
• La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries.
  This a-cappella 4-voice version uses three altos and one bass, a cappella. It explores a couple of alterna...  moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries.
  This a-cappella 4-voice version uses three altos and one bass, a cappella. It explores a couple of alternative modes for the theme: Octatonic and Dorian.
  
  Singing of folia this old tune repeats all day
  and even in the new Octatonic mode
  we can sing folia all the day long in this five time
  and we sing it in Octatonic mode
  madness all is madness while we're singing of la folia
  and in five time and Octatonic mode
  can't leave off la folia it will drive me round the bend soon
  and I'll shortly change to some other mode
  Sing it in the Dorian sing it in the Dorian
  oh I love the Dorian it makes me dream on  less