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Desplante is, in baile flamenco, a means of rounding off a series of 'escobillas', or of signaling the end of a 'falseta', where the body displays an expression of arrogance or acrimony. Andrea Pirela, Venezuela
Desplante is a sudden movement of the body which is not guided by the harmony of the sequence - quite the opposite; it makes a definitive break, catching the body itself and the audience by surprise. Lucero, Mexico
The desplante is a break in the dance that begins with a pre-arranged step, to signal to the guitarist that the dancer's improvisational sequence will follow. The desplante gives way fully to the dancer's inspiration, imagination and creativity before returning to the set rhythm. Tova, Rumanía
dont know what a desplante is (although i might have accompanied one), but you need to be aware all these terms are just a rough description of whats going on. if it is something rhythmical just copy on the guitar what the dancer does with the feet. or, if she wants you to be more the base, then you play something simple and steady.
if you have the opportunity, and in London im sure there is, you should really invest in lessons with an accompaniment teacher. and you need to go to shows. the first time i saw a show with dance was VERY enlightening for me.
the teacher said for dancers a llamada is like a "full stop" ("period")but desplante is like a "comma"
she also said that for her the llamada ends on 10 whereas the desplante stop on 11.
I only used to do this when I first learned "old school" bulerias de cadiz. The reason for the 11 is that is where the buleria picks up a specifice type of old school accent. Like in E major the end of the llamada on 10 the E chord you do 10, 11, golpe, now B7 1,2 E rasgueado on 3, then accent 4, 5, golpe, B7 on 7,8, Back to E ras 9, accent 10 11, golpe on 12 etc . Until the next llamada you do the same again, and keep doing it like that till the end or get faster each time like Carmen amaya.
Now I say "old school" cuz no body strums bulerias de cadiz like that anymore since the 1950's. Just strumming normal bulerias and playing "through" the llamadas is fine for all dancers nowadays. Even la Tati.
At :18 desplante into bulerias at :22. and again 2:04 you hear the specific rhythm I mean and it ends with final llamada. Short version for tv, most choreografies would keep repeating that thing with another desplante.
thank you for the information guys. I want to learn as much about everthing I can related to flamenco. I believe its a good thing to know what has happened in the past, even if it doesnt increase my guitar ability.
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RE: desplante/llamada help??? (in reply to marduk)
thanks folks
still slightly unclear chords wise.
forgetting the words and terminology.... what should the guitarist be doing differently?? maybe its nothing....
great vid by the way ricardo....it reminds me of some 50s hollywood musical flick the background almost looks fake etc.
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Desplante Specific type of double llamada First compas is 1-2-3 Second compas is 12-2-4 Additional remates possible but still called a desplante
Cheers Rom.... hmmm i think this makes sense to me but again i still dont know what this allows me to do musically. how do i make this desplante sound different from a llamada... I wanna be authentic but also dynamic and interesting
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if you have the opportunity, and in London im sure there is, you should really invest in lessons with an accompaniment teacher. and you need to go to shows. the first time i saw a show with dance was VERY enlightening for me.
thanks deniz!... I do both and will continue to do that but I need help now.
Im off top see Tomatito next week and he has dancer with him!...cant wait. im pretty sure i wont be able to know when the desplante is...or maybe i will actually
how do i make this desplante sound different from a llamada...
You dont have to do anything but play through the ending. Dont' stop on 10, accent 11 golpe continue as described above.
Tomatito does not really accompany the dancer with llamadas and such, he just plays through it all, even using falsetas. Most of the dance is just percussion anyway, if it is the same guy I saw years ago.
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