| Seresta | |
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| Native name | Portuguese:Seresta |
| Etymology | Serenada |
| Cultural origins | First half of the 20th century,Brazil |
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Seresta is a traditional Brazilian music style from the first half of the 20th century. The musician who plays seresta is called aseresteiro.[1]
In the 1960s, the Museum of Seresta and Serenata (Portuguese:Museu da Seresta e da Serenata) opened inValença, Rio de Janeiro. The municipality also hosts events like the "Seresteiros Festival".[1]
Seresta music can be purely instrumental or accompanied by singing.[2]
Seresta is characterized by the amorous and nostalgic atmosphere of a Brazilianserenade with tempo variations. It is common for the genre to alternate between a sequential, expressive, and sentimental melody and a livelywaltz with metrical ambiguity.[3] Seresta is played with instruments likebandolin, acoustic guitar, accordion, flute, andcavaquinho and has a romantic thematic.[1]
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