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Seguidilla
Old Castilian folk song and dance form / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The seguidilla (/ˌsɛɡəˈdiː(l)jə, -ɡɪ-, ˌseɪ-/; Spanish: [seɣiˈðiʎa]; plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means "sequence" and is the name of a dance)[1][2][3] is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations.[1][2] The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat.
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The term is also used for a Spanish stanza form with four to seven short, partly assonant lines in a characteristic rhythm.[1][2]