Scaramouche or Scaramouch is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte. The role combined characteristics of the Zanni and il Capitano, with some assortment of villainous traits.
Portrait of Tiberio Fiorilli as Scaramouche by Pietro Paolini
J. S. Grimaldi as Scaramouche, c. 1815
Anthony Scaramucci in 2016
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating in Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, tambourine or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Su
Scaramouche
…amalgam of music he wrote for theatre. In the 1975 song "Bohemian Rhapsody", by the British rock band Queen, Scaramouche is requested to perform the fandango. Inspired by "Bohemian Rhapsody", Scaramouche is the name of the lead female role in the jukebox musical play We Will Rock You…
Eighteenth century Castilian fandango dancers (by Pierre Chasselat) (1753–1814)
The Fandango (1873; Charles Christian Nahl) depicts a fiesta of Californios dancing the fandango in Mexican California.
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