seguidilla
Sign in to savethumb|Seguidilla dancing, 18th century The seguidilla (; ; plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means "sequence" and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat.
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- The 'Seguidilla' in opera
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thumb|Seguidilla dancing, 18th century The seguidilla (; ; plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means "sequence" and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat.
The term is also used for a Spanish stanza form with four to seven short, partly assonant lines in a characteristic rhythm.
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