NormanKliman -> RE: FlamencoGuitarTheory.com (Jun. 20 2012 18:37:18)
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Just trying to express myself in a few words, no bitterness or animosity intended. Maybe the use of quotation marks was unnecessary; sorry if that hurt your feelings. I'll stand by the words alarming and disturbing, though, because, as they imply, I expected more of you. quote:
I didn't just copy a book someone else wrote (no offense) No, you misinterpret them. I'd point out some memorable examples that have appeared on the forum, but that's not possible now because you've deleted all your posts. I assume that "no offense" is an attempt at taking some kind of cheap shot at my soleá and siguiriya pages. Although I always have and always will give the Solers the credit, I corrected a lot of their mistakes (with their approval) and added a lot of my own conclusions. I tried to reword the Spanish texts but it got to be too much work toward the end. Look, I think you're probably a nice guy, a very good aficionado and a knowledgeable and skilled musician. I hope we can have some beers, share a laugh and enjoy live flamenco some day (that's an open invitation, if you're ever in my neck of the woods). My problem is that there are too many people today saying and publishing nonsense about the roots and essence of flamenco. The "sacred" element of afición used to mean placing greater emphasis on styles that were falling into oblivion. Now that nearly everything's been recorded, that's not so important, IMO. New chords and tunings, modification of melodic lines, etc. aren't going to be the demise of flamenco (sometimes they're like nutrients). What's important today is to distinguish the truth from the nonsense and to be extremely careful not to propagate the misinformation. I hope you're able to do so in your new endeavor.
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