Pasodoble

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Pasodoble (literal meaning in Spanish: double-step) is a typical Spanish march-like musical style as well as the corresponding dance style danced by a couple. It is the type of music typically played in bullfights during the bullfighters' entrance to the ring (paseo) or during the passes (faena) just before the kill. It corresponds to the Pasodoble dance (traditional and ballroom).

Famous bullfighters have been honored with pasodoble tunes named after them. Others are inspired in patriotic motives or local characters.

[edit] Famous pasodobles

  • Amparito Roca
  • El Beso
  • El Gato Montés ("Wild Cat") from the opera with the same name
  • España Cañí ("Gipsy Spain")
  • Islas Canarias named after Canary Islands.
  • Manolete, named after Manolete.
  • Morena
  • Paquito el Chocolatero. The tune has a dance of its own.
  • Que Viva España
  • Suspiros de España
  • Manizales del Alma

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