Pedro Aranaz y Vides (1742–1821) was a Spanish composer. Some of his works are preserved in the
El Escorial
El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial ( es, Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), or Monasterio del Escorial (), is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, u ...
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Works, editions, recordings
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tonadilla Tonadilla was a Spanish musical song form of theatrical origin; not danced. The genre was a type of short, satirical musical comedy popular in 18th-century Spain, and later in Cuba and other Spanish colonial countries.
It originated as a song type, ...
: ''La
maja limonera''.
[Opera news: Volume 33 Metropolitan Opera Guild - 1968 -... both wrote and sang in these pieces. There are hundreds of tonadillas extant, some of them genuine little masterpieces. Among the best that come to mind are La Maja Limonera (The Maja Who Sells Lemons) by Pedro Aranaz (1742-1821) ...]
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Spanish composers
Spanish male composers
1742 births
1821 deaths
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