About Tonadilla
Tonadilla is a music genre that emerged in Spain in the 1750s.
From Wikipedia
Tonadilla, also known as tonadilla escénica, was a Spanish musical song form of theatrical origin; not danced. The genre was a type of short, satirical musical comedy popular in 18th-century Spain, and later in Cuba and other Spanish colonial countries.
It originated as a song type, then dialogue for characters was written into the tonadilla, and it expanded into a miniature opera lasting from 10 to 20 minutes. It drew its personages from everyday life and included popular and folk music and dance, and vernacular language. The tonadilla also influenced the development of the zarzuela, the characteristic form of Spanish musical drama or comedy.
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What is Tonadilla?
Tonadilla is a music genre that emerged in Spain in the 1750s.
Where and when did Tonadilla originate?
Tonadilla originated in Spain in the 1750s.