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NormanKliman
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RE: Garcia Lorca? (in reply to mark indigo)
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Hi Mark, Can't speak for everyone, and I haven't read everything that García Lorca wrote, but what I have read didn't contain any specific information on flamenco. He dedicated a few short pieces to some famous artists like Juan Breva, Pastora and others, and I think he wrote a few others dedicated to styles like soleá, but none of them follow the corresponding meter (eight syllables in three or four lines of verse, for example). I may be wrong, but I don't think any of his poetry follows any kind of flamenco meter. I think the general consensus is that Federico was a rich kid who appreciated flamenco and defended it (played a selection of recordings at high-society gatherings in an attempt to show people how great flamenco is) but had only a romantic notion of it. He wrote a famous essay on duende which I haven't read, but I've never come across any references or quotes that might indicate a deep understanding of or sense of participation in the creative process of flamenco. If he had written something like that, I think I would have seen a reference to it by now. My impression of Federico pretty much coincides with the description in your message. quote:
can anyone confirm or deny that this is a view held by some flamencos? i'm sure i read it somewhere in an article or interview online and i need to reference it somehow.... Yeah, I can confirm that, but I can't specify anything that's in print, if that's what you're after. Maybe in the texts of the Pastora anthology.
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Date Sep. 22 2009 3:38:13
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edguerin
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From: Siegburg, Alemania
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RE: Garcia Lorca? (in reply to mark indigo)
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In "Zur Geschichte des Flamenco", Flamenco gitano-andaluz , C. Schreiner (ed), 1988, Frankfurt a. M. : Fischer, 48 ff Ms M. Papenbrok states that by 1922 flamenco was in a state of decline and decadence. The circle of intellectuals around Federico Garcia Lorca and Manuel de Falla wanted to revive public interest, which was their motivation for the Concurso. However they mistakenly believed flamenco to be a domain of all of the Adalusian people, so that only amateurs were accepted, thus excluding many competent singers. (Most of the good singers of the time being professionals or semi-pros). The level of the competition thus was rather mediocre, with few exceptions. Disappointed, de Falla lost interest...
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