Ricardo -> RE: Vincent Amigo's Morente (Nov. 2 2009 20:01:42)
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It is based on Granaina, as Mark said, which is a flamenco SONG form. Granaina is a free rhythm song based on the Fandangos, which was originally a song with a 3/4 type rhythm. Granaina is typically played (as a guitar solo) with a very loose 3 beat phrasing, bordering on totally free of meter and tempo. Sort of like how the classical music during the "Romantic" period stretched and distorted the strict rhythmic structures of older classical song forms. Hence your perception of the music as "a string of riffs". The term "nuevo" is typically not appropriate to describe any true flamenco music based on a specific song form, as it has a negative meaning for some aficionados. "nuevo" is more a term used for the genre of "spanish inspired" music which borrows lightly from scales and chords of flamenco, or played on a flamenco guitar even, but is not based on any specific flamenco song form. It is better to divide flamenco guitar music into "modern" style vs "traditional" style. So Vicente's music for sure is of the "modern" school of playing, and pushes the bounderies of the traditional form, while still keeping with the basic structure. Ricardo
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