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Estevan -> RE: Paco's masterpiece (Apr. 8 2014 23:12:19)
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What I am begining to see is that the palos require a certain attitude that is graven in stone and any deviation from that such as a classical guitarists free wheeling interpretation is sacrilegious. Am I right?
No, you're not right.
What's at issue is an awareness of, and respect for, the differences between distinct genres of music, and of the techniques and subtleties of interpretation appropriate to each.
In such a "free wheeling interpretation" as the example you give, this awareness is pitifully lacking, and the music suffers accordingly.
rojarosguitar said:
"It reminds me classical players who have a great technique of their instrument think they can automatically play jazz (or flamenco in this context). Big error ..."
The same phenomenon occurs in the other direction and between various genres. The flamenco guitarist who played a piece of Albeniz in the film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" did it badly (and, ironically, out of time). I was at a concert where the guitarist of a famous prog-rock band played a piece of Bach, also badly. Then there are the opera singers who try to sing Broadway tunes without adjusting their technique, or pop singers who take on a classical piece with gruesome results.
In each case the motivation may have been, as rojarosguitar suggests, "I can play guitar well, and I like that piece, therefore I can play that piece".
But there is more to it than that, and to overlook that fact is either arrogant or astonishingly naive. What you charitably characterize as "free wheeling" here is just ill-informed.
To wish to expand one's horizons by learning another genre of music is an admirable thing, but it must be done with awareness and respect and a commitment to serious study and practice over a considerable period of time.
Otherwise the results will be, as Shroomy says "not worthy of being played in front of an audience. ".
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