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wester

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Joined: Nov. 13 2005

Try this

Here's something interesting you might try:

Warp the compas of a granainas into a siguiriyas. The result can be incredibly beautiful.

fastade.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2007 7:35:24

JDiaz

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Joined: Apr. 20 2007

RE: Try this (in reply to wester)

i'll try it=)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2007 16:54:24

duende

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From: Sweden

RE: Try this (in reply to wester)

i think the rasgueado sounds better, maybe thats why gerardo did it. it has a great sound

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2007 19:15:22

Ricardo

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RE: Try this (in reply to wester) 1 votes

quote:

Here's something interesting you might try:

Warp the compas of a granainas into a siguiriyas.

What's the compas of Granainas?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2007 19:33:41

Martin

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RE: Try this (in reply to wester)

I'm good at warping the compas of any style, completely unintentionally.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 22 2007 9:29:50

wester

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RE: Try this (in reply to Martin)

'What's the compas of Granainas?'

It's free, of course. Better if I'd said 'Apply the siguiriyas compas to a traditional granainas melody.' Come to think of it, a traditional media granaina would serve as well. The result is a mournful (rather than hard Phrygian) siguiriyas. But: no big deal.

wester.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 22 2007 11:54:16

Doitsujin

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RE: Try this (in reply to wester)

As wester wrote, its usually free. But when it takes rythm like malaguena its compas is 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 22 2007 12:23:03

Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: Try this (in reply to wester)

Sorry it was a bit of a loaded question. Granaina like most fandangos type forms, usually takes on phrases in 3's, at least with arps and tremolos etc. The idea that it has tonal qualities vs Siguiriyas's dark modality, is because it IS a fandangos. Just a special one melodically.

And about compas, once you know it, you can do any form in any compas. I have accompanied a singer with Granaina por bulerias. And Gypsy Kings have a Rumba version of Granaina. So siguiriyas would work too, just feel pretty weird. Try any fandango or Taranto/a type stuff in compas of Siguiriyas. Personally, I liked the bulerias versions.