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About Fandango
Fandango is a music genre that emerged in Brazil. It is usually classed as a form of Spanish folk music, music of the Iberian Peninsula and Spanish folk dance.
From Wikipedia
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourine or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by "variaciones". Sung fandango usually follows the structure of "cante" that consist of four or five octosyllabic verses (coplas) or musical phrases (tercios). Occasionally, the first copla is repeated.
The meter of fandango is similar to that of the bolero and seguidilla. It was originally notated in 68 time, of slow tempo, mostly in the minor, with a trio in the major; sometimes, however, the whole was in a major key. Later it took the 3-4 tempo, and the characteristic Spanish rhythm.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Fandango.
- ↑ Spanish folk music
- ↑ music of the Iberian Peninsula
- ↑ Spanish folk dance
Frequently asked questions
What is Fandango?
Fandango is a music genre that emerged in Brazil. It is usually classed as a form of Spanish folk music, music of the Iberian Peninsula and Spanish folk dance.
Where and when did Fandango originate?
Fandango originated in Brazil.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q1130969 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Fandango – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Pajaro carpintero en un fandango en Santiago tuxtla by Koffermejia – CC BY-SA 4.0