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The Tremolo Technique: A Historical Reference
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dformell
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It's been said throughout the years that the 5 note tremolo is a "flamenco tremolo" and the 4 note tremolo a "classical tremolo". While it's true that today most flamenco players do in fact use the 5 note tremolo and classical players the 4 note, this was not always the case. In Juan Serrano's book, Falsetas De Mi Padre, Juan's father, Antonio El Del Lunar, uses the 4 note tremolo only. The great Spanish guitarist Vicente Gomez played the 4 note tremolo in his flamenco arrangements. Probably the best source of reference - for the historical evolution of the tremolo technique - is Rafael Marin's flamenco method from 1902. Below is a copy of a page, with right hand exercises, from Mr. Marin's monumental work. Observe exercises 69 - 72, it seems that 110 years ago the tremolo technique was rather well developed indeed.
It should also be noted that Rafael Marin played both flamenco and classical. And, while we are on the subject, Mr. Marin's guitar, though looking like a "flamenco guitar" with it's friction pegs, had a rosewood body. A "flamenca negra"?
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Date Sep. 30 2012 16:49:57
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britguy
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From: Ontario, Canada
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RE: The Tremolo Technique: A Histori... (in reply to Ramon Amira)
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Perico del Lunar was not Juan Serrano's father.
Perico el del Lunar's 'real' name was Pedro del Valle, born in Jerez in (I beleive) in 1894? Interestingly, he was a payo, not gitano.
By present-day standards his playing technique would probably be considered somewhat primitive (but still very poweerfull!). But in his day he was probably one of the most knowledgeable authorities on the earlier and more traditional forms of Flamenco.
He was responsible for compiling the celebrated work; "An Anthology of Cante Flamenco" , the three-LP disc series covering all 33 cantes, produced back in the 1950's (?).
( I still have my original set of three vynil LP's complete with the booklet of words, valuable sleeve notes, etc. I may leave it to the Foro in my will. . . )
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