gj Michelob -> RE: "Which guitar do I play today???" (Apr. 20 2013 21:25:50)
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Yeah, but how many flamencos do this. Few indeed as they are not playing structured compositions. There is no architecture to the compositions It not much more than doodling. A borrowed falseta here, a rasgueado there. It is fantastic in support of the cantante, other wise... boring! In other words the nuances that make up a classical composition are not part of the flamenco scene and to listen to a flamenco guitarist will not provide the sound world as described by Segovia. But it's apples and oranges. Thank you for this post, Aelus: it makes me realize how much more I understand and appreciate Flamenco than I would ever give myself credit for. As David Hume puts it, “All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself. But all determinations of the understanding are not right; because they have a reference to something beyond themselves, to wit, real matter of fact; and are not always conformable to that standard.” Which, through a few and simple syllogistic steps, leads to an obvious conclusion: If [for instance] you employ Bach's compositions as the standard to judge or appreciate Flamenco, you are expressing little more than your own sentiment, which we can all respect and accept as such. But if you arrogate that 'holier-than-thou' approach, to condemn Flamenco 'as a matter of fact', we will .... politely ignore you opinion which, incidentally, scarcely belong on this Foro 'Flamenco'
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