Lesson 1(Music and Arts)Sarswela/Zarzuela

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What is Zarzuela???

ZarzuelaZarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance

The etymology of the name is not totally certain, but some propose it may derive from the name of a Royal hunting lodge, the Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid, where, allegedly, this type of entertainment was first presented to the court. The palace was named after the place called "La Zarzuela" because of the profusion of brambles (zarzas) that grew there, and so the festivities held within the walls became known as "Zarzuelas".

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Palacio de la ZarzuelaGaspar de Haro, Marquis of Heliche

➦political deportee from spain

“Spanish Operetta”

There are two main forms of zarzuelaBaroque zarzuela

( 1630–1750) The earliest style

The characters in these early, baroque zarzuelas were a mixture of gods, mythological creatures and rustic or pastoral comedy characters; Antonio de Literes's popular Acis y Galatea (1708) is yet another example. Unlike some other operatic forms, there were spoken interludes, often in verse.scular

Divided into two. Main sub-genres

1.Genero Grande2.Genero Chico

Romantic Zarzuela(1850-1950)

("grand genre").

Genero Chico("little genre")

Genero Grande

Saffron rose is a zarzuela in two acts, free adaptation of the comedy

zarzuelaIntroduce in the Philippines in 1878

Spanish Colonizers“Basque Zarzuela”,

Catalan zarzuelaTransformed “Filipinized Sarswela”

Sarswela/sarsuela

Performed in various native languages and

dialects

Song and dance Love story and contemporary issues

Performed in town and fiestas

Juan del Encina

zarzuela genre • was innovative in giving a dramatic

function to the musical numbers• which were integrated into the

argument of the work. • Dances and choruses were incorporated

as well as solo and ensemble numbers, all to orchestral accompaniment.

➪Older Styles continues manifest into shorter works ➪Ramon de la Cruz-Finest lirterary Exponent➪Antonio Rodriquez de Hita-musicians,shorter style of works, he also wrote full scale zarzuela with de la Cruz entitled Las Segadoras(the Reapers of Vallecas,1768)➪)Jose Castel-one of several composers to write for the Teatro del Proncipe

Italian Influence

Twentieth century

• Francisco Franco-renewed since the last 1970 death of him.

• Anatologia de la Zarzuela(Zarzulea Anthology)

Anthology of the Zarzuela was a televisionof Spain, directed by Fernando Garcia de la Vega , which was issued by the 1 of TVEin the 1979-1980 season.

zarzuela in cuba and in the PhilippinesCubanismo

• Zarzuela of Ernesto Lecuona(Maria la:ol El Cafetal).

• Grenet(La Virgen morena) and Gonzalo Roig (Cecilia Valdes,based on Ciriliol.

Villaverdes classical novel

-represents a brief golden age of political and cultural importance.

• Centered on the plight of mulata woman and other black underclasess in Cuban society

• Outstanding star of these productions was Rita Montaner

Zarzuela in Cuba and the Philippines

Spanish Era: Spanish East Indies (1800- 1899)

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