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  2. Villancico - Wikipedia

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    Derived from medieval dance forms, the 15th century Spanish villancico was a type of popular song sung in the vernacular and frequently associated with rustic themes. The poetic form of the Spanish villancico was that of an estribillo (or refrain) and coplas (stanzas), with or without an introduction. While the exact order and number of ...

  3. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    A literature review is an overview of previously published works on a particular topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as books or articles. Either way, a literature review provides the researcher /author and the audiences with general information of an existing knowledge of a particular topic.

  4. Zarzuela - Wikipedia

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    With the onset of the Spanish Civil War, the form rapidly declined, and the last romantic zarzuelas to hold the stage were written in the 1950s. Whilst Barbieri produced the influential zarzuela grande El barberillo de Lavapiés , the classic exponent of the género chico was his pupil Federico Chueca , whose La gran vía (composed with ...

  5. Spanish literature - Wikipedia

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    Cervantes's Don Quixote is considered the most emblematic work in the canon of Spanish literature and a founding classic of Western literature.. Spanish literature is literature (Spanish poetry, prose, and drama) written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the Kingdom of Spain.

  6. Loa (Spanish play) - Wikipedia

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    The first was in a monologue form and the second was in the form of a short dramatic scene. [ 2 ] In order to gain the audience's attention and appreciation, one could commend the story or the author; reprimand negative critics or thank those that were positive, and the audiences present that day; discuss and argue about the play that was to be ...

  7. List of Calderón's plays in English translation - Wikipedia

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    The Great Theatre of the World: [A Morality Play] Based on a Theme from Calderón: auto Amar despues de la Muerte: Love After Death: 1959: Campbell, Roy: The Classic Theatre III: Six Spanish Plays, ed. Eric Bentley: blank verse La Vida es Sueño: Life is a Dream: 1959: Campbell, Roy: The Classic Theatre III: Six Spanish Plays, ed. Eric Bentley

  8. Play (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    The term "play" can encompass either a general concept or specifically denote a non-musical play. In contrast to a "musical", which incorporates music, dance, and songs sung by characters, the term "straight play" can be used. For a brief play, the term "playlet" is occasionally employed. The term "script" pertains to the written text of a play.

  9. La Argentinita - Wikipedia

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    Goyescas is a play with a dance number composed by Enrique Granados and released in Barcelona in 1941 by Compañía del Gramófono Odeón. La Argentinita performs a castanet solo with orchestra accompaniment. El amor brujo is a play that belongs to the Colección de Danzas Clásicas y Españolas composed by Manuel de Falla in 1944. It was ...