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Alexander Gorsky's 1900 revival of a ballet set in this country added a variation in which a fan is repeatedly snapped open and shut by Kitri. A trilled low E leads to a highly ornamented oboe solo in a ballet (20[1])scene from this country in which Candela (20[1])tries to banish the ghost of (20[1])her (20[1])husband. A novel from this country inspired the first collaboration (0[1])between Ludwig Minkus and Marius Petipa. The "Song (0[1])of the Will-o'-the-Wisp" (20[1])and (20[2]0[1])(*) "Ritual (10[1])Fire (10[1])Dance" (10[3])appear (10[1])in a ballet (10[2]0[2])from this (0[1])country. (10[1]0[2])A composer from this country (0[1])depicted the romance between a miller's wife and a magistrate in The Three-Cornered Hat, (10[3]0[1])which includes (10[1])a jota ("HO-ta") and a (0[1])fandango. (10[2])For 10 points, name this home country of Manuel de Falla (10[1])and (10[1])of (10[1])flamenco. (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[2])

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