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Habanera ("music or dance of Havana") is the popular name for "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (French pronunciation: [lamuʁ ɛt‿œ̃n‿wazo ʁəbɛl]; "Love is a rebellious bird"), an aria from Georges Bizet's 1875 opéra comique Carmen. It is the entrance aria of the title character, a mezzo-soprano role, in scene 5 of the first act.
Contradanza (also called contradanza criolla, danza, danza criolla, or habanera) is the Spanish and Spanish-American version of the contradanse, which was an internationally popular style of music and dance in the 18th century, derived from the English country dance and adopted at the court of France.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os.This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively.
Habanera or contradanza, a style of Cuban popular dance music of the 19th century Habanera , a work for violin and piano by Pablo de Sarasate , part of the Spanish Dances Habanera , a work for piano of 1885 by Emmanuel Chabrier , arranged for orchestra by him in 1888
8; a virtuosic, expressive-lyrical dance. Vito (Allegretto) A minor, 3 8; a popular Andalusian song which Sarasate had already used in the Airs espagnols, Op. 18. The middle section is based on the popular Spanish song La partida by Fermín María Álvarez. Habanera (Allegro moderato) C major, 2 4; a habanera with great rhythmic and harmonic ...
A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances.
The habanera was the first of many Cuban music genres which enjoyed periods of popularity in the United States, and reinforced and inspired the use of tresillo-based rhythms in African American music. [b] From the perspective of African American music, the habanera rhythm can be thought of as a combination of tresillo and the backbeat. [19]
The dance style of the habanera is slower and more stately than the danza. By the 1840s habaneras were written, sung, and danced in Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Spain. [ 110 ] Since about 1900 the habanera has been a relic dance; but the music has a period charm, and there are some famous compositions, such as Tú from Eduardo Sánchez ...