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Ron.M -> A Tentative view on Solea por Buleria (Sep. 27 2005 9:02:05)
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Esteemed Forumites,
This is backed up with no research, it's just an idea for your amusement and debate.
I've heard that SpB is...
1. Speeded up Solea in A key.
2. Slowed down Buleria.
3. Solea in A played to end in Bulerias. (Solea for Bulerias)
4. Soleares in Alegrias tempo with Soleares chords.
I think both 1 and 2 are out IMO.
3 sounds plausible, but I can't say I've heard much SpB finishing with Bulerias. Sabicas does it in his SpB solo on the Camen Amaya LP, but to be honest, I've heard more Traditional Soleares end in Bulerias than SpB.
4 This is certainly true, but doesn't explain why it's known as Soleares por Bulerias (or Bulerias por Soleares) rather than Soleares por Alegrias.
OK...a possible explanation for your speculation (and scorn LOL!).
Take this rhythm.. (I'll try to avoid numbers)
Rhythm A ************
Rhythm B ************
Now tap each out.
I guess most folk would hear A as Soleares and B as Bulerias?
Now if you take a standard SpB compás and divide it into half beats, giving 24 (half) beats and tap your foot to rhythm B (twice to cover the 24 beats), you can hear how it fits in nicely with a lot of SpB falsetas.
It's a little more difficult with cante since the cantaor will sometimes stretch a note a bit as in Soleares, but the structure is there IMO.
It doesn't work well with traditional Soleares (in E).
Therefore, my idea is that SpB is in fact a "hybrid" form made from both palos, with the Bulerias rhythm running through it at twice the speed, which gives this palo it's bouncy feel.
Hence Solea por Bulerias or Bulerias por Solea.
As usual with polyrhythms, the performer will often switch from one to the other to fit his needs.
Just a bit of speculation! [:D]
cheers
Ron
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