dararith -> Compas elasticity and accented beats (Dec. 29 2010 23:22:21)
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Often times, I hear that falsetas and compas can be played 'more elastic' with delayed timings and such, especially in the case of a Solea. What does this mean? 1) Does this mean you can play a falseta that was originally intended to have a groove in 2's to one that is in groove of 3's and then quickly change the speed so that it finishes timely for the end of the section (i.e. slow play on beats 3-6, and then quickly rush to finish on beat 10)? I can imagine certain stressed beats can be more 'important' than others, often times beats 3 and 10 (i.e. it would sound weird to me if I resolve a solea phrase back to the E chord before beat 10). If this is true, then I can play any falseta that is originally intended to fall on the traditional accents (3,6,8.10,12) elsewhere...so long as I resolve back to the tonic chord on beat 10. True? ========================================================== 2) Or does the stretching the compas in this manner means you can play the original falseta at whatever speed, but ONLY enough to LAND on the intended accents (3,6,8,10,12 for instance). An example would be if I started my p-a-i rasgueado ON beat 2 to finish on beat 3 accent VERSUS starting the p-a-i rasgueado slightly AFTER beat 2, but also landing on 3 -- keeping in mind that beat 3 is considered the accent here). I guess this gets into dynamics of playing as well. ========================================================== 3) Are the above acceptable or considered to be out of compas? ========================================================== As flamenco continues to evolve, syncopated beats and melodies are more prominently heard in modern music that it almost FEELS that you can accent just about anything you want (to the untrained ear). But as I'm a student of the art, I'm finding it difficult to know which beats are important to accent, how to make compas stretch. I'm learning that this is especially the case with the bulerias where it is highly driven where you can play in 12's and then throw in a half medio compas for certain extended letras in cante...and if that's the case, then beats 12 and 6 can be considered 'important', but would that mean I can stretch/shorten whatever I play to whatever length I want so long as I accent these specifically? Confusing! [&o] Any clear examples/videos where compas elasticity is executed and identifiable? This would be immensely useful for me. Thanks! [;)]
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