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Central Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 includes the cultural melting pot of Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
 and Castile
Castile (historical region)

A former Kingdom of Castile, Castile , gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain with the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Navarre....
. A down-tempo version of jota
Jota

Jota may refer to:*the name of J, the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet and Portuguese alphabet.*Jota , a type of Spanish music and dance...
 is common, as well as other dances as fandango
Fandango

[Image:Fandango-chasselat.jpg|thumb|Fandango , and the earliest description of the dance itself is found in a 1712 letter by Mart?n Mart?, a Spanish priest....
, habas verdes, 5/8 charrada. Bagpipes
Bagpipes

Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones using enclosed reed fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have historically been found throughout Europe, and into Northern Africa, the Persian...
 are still used in northern Leon
León (province)

Le?n is a Provinces of Spain of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Leon.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, Le?n, Le?n....
 and Zamora
Zamora

Zamora may refer to...
. Tabor pipe (in Leon) and dulzaina (shawm
Shawm

The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the late 13th century until the 17th century....
) enjoy rich repertoires.






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Central Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 includes the cultural melting pot of Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
 and Castile
Castile (historical region)

A former Kingdom of Castile, Castile , gradually merged with its neighbors to become the Crown of Castile and later the Kingdom of Spain with the Crown of Aragon and the Crown of Navarre....
. A down-tempo version of jota
Jota

Jota may refer to:*the name of J, the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet and Portuguese alphabet.*Jota , a type of Spanish music and dance...
 is common, as well as other dances as fandango
Fandango

[Image:Fandango-chasselat.jpg|thumb|Fandango , and the earliest description of the dance itself is found in a 1712 letter by Mart?n Mart?, a Spanish priest....
, habas verdes, 5/8 charrada. Bagpipes
Bagpipes

Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones using enclosed reed fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes have historically been found throughout Europe, and into Northern Africa, the Persian...
 are still used in northern Leon
León (province)

Le?n is a Provinces of Spain of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Leon.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, Le?n, Le?n....
 and Zamora
Zamora

Zamora may refer to...
. Tabor pipe (in Leon) and dulzaina (shawm
Shawm

The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family made in Europe from the late 13th century until the 17th century....
) enjoy rich repertoires. The city of Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
 is known for keeping its own version of chotis music. Salamanca
Salamanca

Salamanca is a city in western Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca , which belongs to the autonomous community of Castile and Leon ....
 is home to tuna
Tuna (music)

A University Tuna is a musical group in Spain, Portugal, Central America or South America, made up of university students. It is also known as a Tuna or Tunas if it is in plural....
, a form of serenade
Serenade

In music, a serenade is, in its most general sense, a musical composition, and/or performance, in someone's honor. There are three general categories of serenade in music history....
 played on guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
, bandurria
Bandurria

The bandurria is a plectrum plucked chordophone from Spain, similar to the cittern and the mandolin, primarily used in Music of Spain.The original bandurrias of the Medieval period had three strings....
 and tambourine
Tambourine

The tambourine or Marine is a musical instrument of the Percussion instrument family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils"....
, traditionally by students in medieval clothing.

Castilian dances include:

  • Agudo
    Agudo

    Agudo may mean:;Brazil;Spain...
  • Agudillo
  • Charrada
  • Fandango
    Fandango

    [Image:Fandango-chasselat.jpg|thumb|Fandango , and the earliest description of the dance itself is found in a 1712 letter by Mart?n Mart?, a Spanish priest....
  • Jota
    Jota

    Jota may refer to:*the name of J, the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet and Portuguese alphabet.*Jota , a type of Spanish music and dance...
  • Jotilla
  • Habas verdes
  • Rebolada


Leon
León (province)

Le?n is a Provinces of Spain of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Castile and Leon.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, Le?n, Le?n....
 is dominated by palatial dances that are extremely complex:
  • Baile a lo Alto
  • Baile del Pandero
  • Danza de las Doncellas Cantadoras
  • Danza de la Muerte
  • El Corrido
  • La Giraldilla
  • Los Mandiles
  • Zapateta