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Information on popular music in Spain from chapter 6 of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World" is presented. The estimated population of Spain in 1997 was 39,300,000. The topography and history of the country are detailed. It discusses urban popular music in the nineteenth century and the origins of the Canción Española.

Information on popular music in Madrid, Spain from Chapter 6 of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World" is presented. Musical styles and traditions from various Spanish towns influenced popular music in Madrid. The theatrical genres that emerged in the city from the 18th century incorporated popular music in a dramatic context. Italian opera became popular in Madrid during the first half of the 19th century. The first youth bands emerged at the end of the 1950s.