an unaccompanied Spanish folk song
Saeta
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Art song
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designed to stand alone and written for the concert hall, rather than a traditional or folk song
Polo
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a Spanish folk song syncopated and in simple triple time
Scat song
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nonsense words generally used only in the improvised chorus as part of a song that otherwise has ordinary words
Sean nos
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Gaelic
unaccompanied song
Sevillanas
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very popular colorful and festive Spanish folk dance from Seville
Air
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tune, tuneful song, art song accompanied by the lute or viola da gamba
Ayre
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tune, tuneful song, art song accompanied by the lute or viola da gamba
Bolero
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Spanish dance in 3/4 time; Cuban dance derived from the Spanish bolero, initially into 2/4 time then eventually into 4/4, but…