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Songs of Flamenco in Spain Overview |
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| At the heart of southern Spain's most authentic
and expressive art form is the Canto, or flamenco song. Considered
the source of inspiration for all flamenco styles the earliest forms
of this traditional art had a purely vocal basis, simply accompanied
by rhythmical clapping of hands, known as the toque de palmas. |
| The basic flamenco song is an expression
of the intense emotions felt by the oppressed peoples of the Iberian
Peninsula and beyond. To the unpractised ear this outpouring of feelings
can at first sound a little discordant, as though there is no fixed
rhythmic pattern to the vocals, although their unique and addictive
qualities quickly become apparent. |
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The songs of flamenco are usually one of three distinct
and popular styles; grande, or hondo meaning grand, or deep; intermedio,
which translates as intermediate; and pequeño, or small. Grande
produces tragic, intense and philosophical songs filled with duende,
which describes the transformation of the musician by the depth
of the emotions being evoked. Intermedio has a less intense tempo
and the music occasionally reflects an Oriental flavour, whilst
pequeño features songs expressing enthusiasm for love, and all
natural life taken from the ancient folk traditions of Andalusia.
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Due to the development of individual genres and regional
variations, popular styles also include; the airy and light bulerías,
the more somber soleares and it's less serious descendant, the alegrías;
the fandangos grandes, a sober adaptation of ancient Andalusian
folk traditions; the malagueñas, a derivative of the fandangos;
and cantos grandes such as the gorgeous siguiriyas gitanas and saetas. |
The wide varieties of flamenco styles are physically
demanding on the vocalist requiring specific and well practised
breathing techniques and perfect muscle control. The techniques
customarily employed by contemporary flamenco vocalists to produce
the powerful chants popular in today’s cantos can be dated back
to the 8th Century. |
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See also:-
Flamenco Overview
Flamenco Dance |
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Songs of Flamenco in Spain
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