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It alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating dances, with chorus numbers and humorous scenes that are usually duets. These works are relatively short, and ticket prices were often low, to appeal to the general public. There are two main forms of zarzuela: Baroque zarzuela (-1750), the earliest style, and Romantic zarzuela (-1950), which can be further divided into the two subgenres of género grande and género chico.

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