La relación del "villancicos" de Boccherini con la "Pastorada"

The word "Villancicos" that apepars in the title of Luigi Boccherini's "Pastorada" has given rise to the repeated error that this work contains nine Christmas carols. It actually is one composition that is not related to the common "villancico" of 18th-century Spain. It has clear parallelisms with the "pastorada," a popular form that Boccherini recreates in an educational manner. It is important to understand the influences of Spanish music on the work of this composer.