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Burla
Burla (pl. burle) comic interlude or practical joke introduced, usually extempore, into a performance by the servant masks of the commedia dell'arte. Unlike the lazzo, the burla involved some horseplay and could be developed at will into a small independent ‘turn’, the characters returning at its conclusion to the main theme of the plot. Although there is no adequate English translation of the word, the terms burletta and burlesque derive from it.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Burla." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Burla." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Burla.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Burla." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Burla.html |
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burla
burla (It.). Jest. So burlando, jestingly; burletta, a mus. farce, etc.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-burla.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-burla.html |
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