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Ricardo
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From: Washington DC
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RE: Soniquete, Aire, What's the Diff... (in reply to srshea)
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Soniquete is the groove feeling. Not just the beat and the meter, but the spaces in between, the way it might swing, etc. So rhythm specific feeling. Aire is the atmosphere that the music creates, like Taranta has a certain aire in the way the chords sound, regardless of the rhythm you put to it. Rondeña has an obvious special "aire", but there are some pieces in the key of D# phrygian where the guitarist can create the "aire" of Rondeña without the tuning. Playing bulerias in some key other than por medio, might create a special "aire"....for example in G# phrygian you might have the "aire" of Minera with your chords and melodies....even though the compas might be say Bulerias. Or perhaps it is all major and has the happy "aire" of Alegrias. To use the term to describe someones playing or performing singing, etc (he has "aire"), you refer to the nice "vibe" or atmosphere that the artist creates. And rhythm can create "aire" too. With a certain soniquete, you can create the "aire" of jerez, just with palmas and jaleos. Or you could interpret a tangos with a certain rhythmic feel, that creates the "aire" of Rumba. And vice versa. Even some Rumba can have little remates and things that give the "aire" of buleria. Hope that makes sense. Ricardo
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Date Mar. 19 2009 6:21:21
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alex_lord
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From: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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RE: Soniquete, Aire, What's the Diff... (in reply to Ricardo)
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I was also curious about the distinction.. So, if I understood the explanations correctly, the aire is sort of a symbolic identity for a palo, that can be evoked by the choice of key, scales, common intervals (e.g., slide from F# to B for granaina) , or perhaps tempo (e.g., solea vs bulerias). Soniquette on the other hand is a result of rhythmic expression - polyrhythm , swing... basically anything that makes the playing sound less metronomic while staying in compas. Sound about right? Alex
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Date Mar. 19 2009 14:06:06
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