Bolero

The bolero is a type of dance and musical form.

Spain

Bolero is a 3/4 dance that originated in Spain in the late 18th century, a combination of the contradanza and the sevillana {{ref|contrasevill}}. It is danced by either a soloist or a couple. It is in a moderately slow tempo and is performed to music which is sung and accompanied by castanets and guitars with lyrics of five to seven syllables in each of four lines per verse. It is in triple time and usually has a triplet on the second beat of each bar. A number of classical composers have written works based on this dance: Frederic Chopin wrote a bolero for solo piano, and Maurice Ravel's Bolero is one of his most famous works, originally written as a ballet score but now usually played as a concert piece.

Related Topics:
Spain - 18th century - Contradanza - Sevillana - Solo - Castanets - Guitar - Triple time - Triplet - Classical - Frederic Chopin - Maurice Ravel - Bolero

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