dates
711 CE
arrival of Arabs in Spain
Ziryab
a composer, musician, and poet
brought Arab music to Spain and founded a school of music
El cancionero del Palacio
The palace songbook
500 songbook written during the 16th century
seguidilla
a dance in 3/8 time and accompanied by castanets
los collides de estleya
Christmas choral piece written during the baroque peirod
using European and african music
822 CE
the first school of music is founded in Spain Ziryab
Alfonso X of Castile
his court produced The Cantigas de Santa Maria
Paseabase el Rey Moro
The Moorish King passes by
song fro cancionero del palacio
Gayta
a spanish bagpipe from the province of Galicia
zarzuela
a spanish opertta
classical singing style with spoken dialogue
1492 CE
- the fall of Alhambra in Granada
- Columbus discovers America
- explosion of the Jews from Spain
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela
first King and Queen a united Spain
Also known as the Reyes Catolicos --> establishing catholicism as the main religion of Spain
cantiga 166
from the cantigas de Santa Maria
Hanaq Pachaq Kusikuynin
first polyphonic composition written in the quechua language
teatro de la zarzuela
theater dedicated to the performance of zarzuela
1856
Teatro de la Zarzuela opened
Luigi Boccherini
an Italian composer who migrated to spain and developed the dance Fandango
Cantigas de Santa María
collection of 400 songs dedicated to the Virgin Mary
quechua
indigenous language of the Inca people
genero grande & genero chico
a form of zarzuela uses serious plot
Grande- three acts
Chico - one act - lively or festive plot
developed during the Spanish baroque period (1600-1750)
Fandango
Name a song for each goner chico and genera grande
La verbena de la paloma _ chico
Luisa Fernanda - Grande
Fandango
lively dance in triple meter using castanets
polyphonic
piece of music written with multiple lines to be played or sung at the same time
Tuna
singing group composed of young men who were students in medieval universities