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  2. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  3. Music of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spanish music played a notable part in the early developments of western classical music, from the 15th through the early 17th century. The breadth of musical innovation can be seen in composers like Tomás Luis de Victoria , styles like the zarzuela of Spanish opera , the ballet of Manuel de Falla , and the classical guitar music of Francisco ...

  4. Son cubano - Wikipedia

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    A marímbula, the "bass" instrument used by changüí ensembles. Some groups used the more rudimentary jug known as botija or botijuela.. Although the history of Cuban music dates back to the 16th century, the son is a relatively recent musical invention whose precursors emerged in the mid-to-late 19th century.

  5. Bolero - Wikipedia

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    A version of the Cuban bolero is danced throughout the Latin dance world (supervised by the World Dance Council) under the misnomer "rumba", often spelled "rhumba". This came about in the early 1930s when a simple overall term was needed to market Cuban music to audiences unfamiliar with the various Cuban musical terms.

  6. Jota (music) - Wikipedia

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    Aragonese jota dancers. The jota (pronounced [1]) is a genre of music and the associated dance known throughout Spain, most likely originating in Aragon.It varies by region, having a characteristic form in Aragon (where it is the most important [1]), Mallorca, Catalonia, León, Castile, Navarre, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia and Eastern Andalusia.

  7. Beam (music) - Wikipedia

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    Beam spans indicate rhythmic groupings, usually determined by the time signature.Therefore, beams do not usually cross bar lines or major subdivisions of bars. A single eighth note, or any faster note, is always stemmed with flags, while two or more are typically beamed in groups.

  8. Where Does the Phrase “Spill the Beans” Come From? - AOL

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    An example of it in a sentence is: “He spilled the beans about the surprise party.” “Spilling the beans” origins. There are a few possible explanations for where “spill the beans” came ...

  9. Tonada - Wikipedia

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    The tonada is a folk music style of Spain and some countries of Hispanic America (mainly Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela).In modern-day Spain, the traditional sung piece known as tonada is considered as having been originated in Asturias and Cantabria, although tonada (from "tone") is a Spanish word which can mean anything sung, played or danced, musicological usage in Spanish ...