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Criolla is a genre of Cuban music and song. It is a type of countryside music, or música campesina. The term is said to derive from canción criolla, or creole song. This Cuban genre developed in the late 19th century, and it also occurred in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico at about the same time. The criolla is similar to other forms of the romantic repertoire of that period, such as the canción, the guajira and the bolero. Criollas usually consist of a short introduction, followed by two sections of sixteen bars each. They are written in a slow tempo in 6/8 time. Many criollas were first heard in the bufo theatre. They became a typical part of the trovador's repertoire, and would naturally be accompanied by the guitar.
One of the first composers to adopt the criolla was Gaspar Villate; their major composer was Luis Casas Romero who, around 1900, took his ideas from the coros de clave performed in black barrios and in carnavals. His best-known criollas were Carmela and El mambí. Other composers who used the genre were Jorge Anckermann (Linda criolla), Alberto Villalón (Quiero besarte), Sindo Garay (Mujer bayamesa).
Criolla is a term used in the name of several grape varieties, in particular varieties found in Argentina, the most common of which is Criolla Grande and another which is Criolla Chica.
The term Criollas is also used collectively to refer to a group of presumably American-born cultivars the European grapevine Vitis vinifera, much in the same way as many other uses of the term Criollo. The Criollas group of grape varieties also include e.g. the three Argentine Torrontés varieties (Torrontés Mendocino, Torrontés Riojano, and Torrontés Sanjuanino) and Torontel (also known as Moscatel Amarillo). A common feature of the Criollas group is a better resistance to certain types of environmental stress, such as low water availability and high salt concentrations, than many traditional European grape varieties. Presumably, these varieties have been selected by pioneering viticulturists for these properties, which made them easier to grow in early South American vineyards.
Usage examples of "criolla".
A trueque de algún abuso de la buena sal de cocina criolla, el panorama que nos brinda el incontenible satírico es toda una galería de nuestro tiempo, donde no faltan la gran dama católica, de poderosa sensibilidad.
Fiftyish, graying, criolla blueblood by descent, mixed with Irish from a line of silver-mine magnates: that much he knew from the briefing papers.
I'll take the crispy calamari salad, and they'll both take the empanadas criollas de carne, gambas al ajillo, the valenciana paella, and side orders of the plantains.