1 tonadilla | Definition of tonadilla

tonadilla

noun
to·​na·​di·​lla | \ ˌtōnəˈdē(y)ə, -ēlyə\
plural -s

Definition of tonadilla

: a short Spanish scenic intermezzo of the 18th century written for a few soloists for performance between the acts of a serious play and in the 19th century becoming a short comic opera with soloists, a chorus, and occasionally instrumental movements

History and Etymology for tonadilla

Spanish, diminutive of tonada

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