Fandango
(fan-DAN-goe)


[Spa.]

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A Spanish dance accompanied by castanets and guitar. The fandango is a lively dance in 3/4 or 3/8 time, and some orchestral composers have incorporated it into symphonic compositions (e.g., Capriccio Espagnol by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov).

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