Spanish Theater After the Civil War

The Spanish Theater After 1936

The theater, the most favored by circumstances, continued to depend on the interests of some employers who, in turn, submitted to the preferences of a bourgeois public of questionable taste. Along with this, the ideological limitations and censorship exercised worsened.

The Post-War Theater

The Civil War was a deep cut for the course of our theater. Some playwrights died, others suffered exile, and foreign comedies proliferated. These foreign comedies gained importance

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Romanticism in 19th Century Europe and Spain: Characteristics, Authors, and Works

Romanticism

Historical Context: State of Europe in the 19th Century

  • End of the Old Regime: Rise of the bourgeoisie.
  • Industrial Revolution: Development of modern capitalism.
  • Shift from Estate to Class Society: Contest between nobility and bourgeoisie. Growing awareness and unrest among the proletariat.
  • Politics: Rise of liberalism as the bourgeoisie sought political power following the French Revolution. Continuous revolutionary movements.
  • Development of Nationalism: Initially fueled by opposition to Napoleon,
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Spanish Literature: Baroque and Middle Ages – A Comprehensive Guide

S. XVII BAROQUE

An artistic and literary movement that began in Italy during the late sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries. It is characterized by its heavy stylistic and finding except with the complication of form and substance.

In the ideological his songs spread a negative view of the world and of man that will lead to disappointment that pervades the work of many writers, why are moralizing works, satirical and ascetic.

In the form of expression is twisted and convoluted, and cultivates the

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Baroque Literature and Theatre: A Comprehensive Guide

1. Society and Culture in the Baroque Theatre

The seventeenth century witnessed the decline of the Spanish Empire, leading to a period of significant economic, political, and social upheaval. Spain lost its dominant global position. One of the most notable aspects of this social crisis was the clash between the bourgeoisie and the nobility. The nobility leveraged the monarchy to resist change, weakening the bourgeoisie and the populace. The absolute monarchy aimed to preserve the rigid social structure

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Act III: A Forbidden Love – The Tragic Tale of Adela and Martin

ACT III

Page 105

ADELA: (It would be worse… It is still yours, and no one should ever enter it!)

(Martin arrives from the field. Seeing her, he stops, then goes to Telva.)

MARTIN: Do you have any bandages out here?

TELVA: (Why?)

MARTIN: I dislocated my wrist yesterday. We must hold it.

ADELA: (Why didn’t you say yesterday?)

MARTIN: I didn’t realize. It must have happened downloading the car.

TELVA: (Yesterday? I don’t remember… you left the car all day.)

MARTIN: (Roughly) Because it would be to prune

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A Glossary of Musical Terms & Jazz Musicians

Musical Terms and Jazz Musicians

Characteristics of Musical Genres

African Music

  • Call-response
  • Flexible meters
  • Polyrhythms

Jazz Music

  • Syncopation
  • Improvisation
  • Distinct tone color

Chinese Music

  • Oral tradition/notation
  • Pentatonic scale
  • 5 note notation

Notable Jazz Musicians

Piano/Keys

  • Chick Corea

Guitar

  • Pat Metheny

Saxophone

  • Dexter Gordon
  • Joe Henderson

Drums

  • Buddy Rich
  • Elvis Jones

Glossary of Musical Terms

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  • Atonality: Organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartially.
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