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i'm working on this fascinating taranta from Pepe Habichuela's Encuentro Book. I find it to be a very challenging piece of music.
the first time i tried to learn it, i did a few errors on the left hand- (freting hand) fingering and it messed up the whole piece and i went back to zero. Now i'm working with correct fingerings and very slowly.. The rythmical aspect is tricky too, especially the transitions from semiquavers to demisemiquavers, the mix of triplets and semiquavers and the endless arpeggios as well. Another example to realize that 'toque libres' are not that 'libre' as they seem to be. I really like it though, especially the arabic and very abstract touch.
so i'm just curious, is anybody working on that piece too atm? is it part of your repertoire? any experiences or comments?
RE: Taranta from Pepe Habichuela Enc... (in reply to michel)
Not that one but I learned his Granaína. Didn't find it too difficult though. You have to get accustomed to his old fashioned way of accenting the arpegios which at least in the Granaína are played very straight without stretching and bending of notes as I know it from most of the other Granaínas. Also it is important to go into the bass notes with a strong thumb to get Pepe's characteristic sound.
RE: Taranta from Pepe Habichuela Enc... (in reply to bursche)
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You have to get accustomed to his old fashioned way of accenting the arpegios which at least in the Granaína are played very straight without stretching and bending of notes as I know it from most of the other Granaínas. Also it is important to go into the bass notes with a strong thumb to get Pepe's characteristic sound.
thanks for the hint bursche, interesting thoughts
I just watched your granaina video again, your hands seem to be very relaxed and your sound is still powerful and tight, very nice!
Pepe's got a strong thumb that's true, i try not to use too much strengh or tension to get it, still a lot of work..
RE: Taranta from Pepe Habichuela Enc... (in reply to RTC)
OK i give a try
here is the content:
Soleares (A mi Manuel) Alegrias (Recordando Esencias) Fandango de Huelva (el Dron) Bulerias (Boabdil) Rumba (a Mandeli) Taranta (Hondo) Solea por Bulerias (Remate) Tangos
The material presented in the book corresponds approximatively to the titles in brackets on his CD's. The DVD contains a fast and a slow version as well in order to stress his characteristic accentuation. You can use this material from intermediate beginner up to intermediate advanced. Absolute beginners please start with the Merenge de Cordoba Book. The Authors gave a very accurate transcription of the left and right hand fingerings, which makes things complicated because you are supposed to follow them closely. Of course you can substitute some of his rasgueos with your own so not to stick to every line. For real benefit follow closely and in sections. Advanced players say not to focus only onto playing whole pieces but extracting falsetas you can integrate into your own playing (i.e. Soleares, Fandango de Huelva) that's what i'm trying to do. His playing on the DVD is very lively and full of duende, i think he really enjoyed himself. It is the book i work with most. I know an advanced player who picked up many of his buleria falsetas just by watching the DVD, but that's beyond my possibilities
a(down) m(down) i(down) m(up) a(down) m(down) i(down) m(up) or a(down) m(down) i(down) m(up) a(down) m(down) i(down) i(up) (in semiquavers over two beats)
there is no tremolo section in the book.
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Pepe's playing on the DVD is awesome (I enjoy it more than his CD's). Nice clear, crisp sound. He makes it look so easy.
that's true, when i listen pepe habichuela, i only listen to the tracks i recorded on the encuentro DVD. So you can't go wrong with that one, because even if you don't open the book you will enjoy one of the most authentic solo guitar recitals on the DVD
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