Luis Misón (c. 26 August 1727 – 13 February 1776) was a Spanish composer. Born in

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, he composed over 100

tonadilla Tonadilla was a Spanish musical song form of theatrical origin; not danced. The genre was a type of short, satirical musical comedy popular in 18th-century Spain, and later in Cuba and other Spanish colonial countries. It originated as a song typ ...

s, including ''Una mesonera y un arriero'' ("The Hand Maiden and the Hunter", c. 1757), which contains the song "Seguidilla dolorosa de una enamorada" ("Painful song of a girl in love", ''Los ciegos'' (1758), and ''El maestro de baile'' (1761).

References

* Robert Stevenson. "Misón, Luis." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 8 Feb. 2009 (subscriber only link). * Robert Stevenson. "Misón, Luis." The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 8 Feb. 2009 (subscriber only link). 1727 births 1776 deaths Spanish composers Spanish male composers 18th-century composers 18th-century Spanish male musicians {{Spain-composer-stub