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Sainete
Sainete, name given in 17th-century Spain to a short comic scene played between the acts of a serious full-length play. Originally it resembled the paso and the entremés, but later differed from them by its greater use of music, its diversity of scenes and characters from city life, and a hint of social criticism in its racy dialogue. The great writer of sainetes in the 18th century was Ramón de la Cruz, but the genre lives on, and can be found in the works of such modern writers as Carlos Arniches and the Álvarez Quintero brothers. With the one-act zarzuela, the sainete forms part of the género chico.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Sainete." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Sainete." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Sainete.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Sainete." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Sainete.html |
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sainete
sainete (Sp. ‘farce’, ‘titbit’). Sp. form of late 18th-cent. comic opera, usually employing scenes of low life. Among notable composers of sainetes was Soler.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sainete." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sainete." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sainete.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sainete." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sainete.html |
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