El Kiko -> RE: What do people think flamenco is ? (Mar. 12 2015 19:38:31)
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yes Sr Martins as i said .. ''it was the music of the people '' was meaning .. in the past .. meaning the history of the music ....it was .. Nowadays , obviously , it doesn't apply .. A lot of folk music was like that ...hence folk , meaning people .. music the point was that it is not by design , meant to be unaccessable /.. Why should I , or anyone show ..how to measure "musical goodness".? it would never happen ... I dont even know what musical goodness means.. or is .. as was mentioned lots of times by others and me ,, if you like it ...it good ,. I am at a loss for what your getting at ...never mind ... And I dont think flamenco needs to be "saved" or explained to people, i dont know where that came from , so cannot offer any explanation at all ...Perhaps you have misinterpreted some earlier post Having gone around full circle now I feel the thread drawing to a close .. I was re-reading a bit of this and find that Morante earlier kind of summed the whole thing up in his phrase.. '''"People" should not be underestimated.''' I think this is very true .. if only I had said that instead .... In short .. people like music .. some bits more than others .. some songs more than others .. and to be honest It's a mystery as to why .. Most of us will like bits of all kinds of music ,, and also unlike bits of all types of music .. personal choice rules ... Its value seems to be psychological .. it can make you feel better ..happier .. I dont think we will ever know when music started ..or the first instruments ..the voice i guess .. But since that time we have been messing about with it and its so good, in all its forms , that it stays with us . i'm not sure what its main function is , but we cant stay away from it .. its all over .. it defines cultures , tells histories , forms part of cultural gatherings and identities .. Wether we study it or just listen to some CDs we like .. people like music .. in its many forms .
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