Pablo Esteve y Grimau (1730–1794) was a Spanish composer.
Esteve was conductor and house-composer for the Teatro de la Cruz in Madrid[1] during the peak of the popularity of the tonadilla genre.
[2] The risque nature of the tonadilla meant that Esteve was once briefly jailed for sarcastic references to a duchess in one of his compositions.
The actress who sang the tonadilla on stage escaped jail by claiming she paid no attention to what she was given to sing.
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