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Ricardo -> RE: guitar solos as structured compositions...? (Jul. 13 2020 15:44:45)
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ORIGINAL: Steelhead
Estimated compañeros,
I'm wondering if you can corroborate my understanding of guitar solos. It seems to me that before Paco (and for many ppl even after), the "guitar solo," whether recorded or performed, is basically a more or less random series of falsetas, any one of which can be detached and performed separately. E.g., for "Flamenco Puro," Sabicas strings together one set of bulerias falsetas and calls it "Aires de Triana." Then for another LP, another set, with a different name, but he or anyone might play any of those falsetas independently, and in concert he would not necessarily play these "pieces" the same way. (Or would he?) By contrast, there are the solos that are precomposed, and the guitarist does play it the same way in concert--from Escudero's "Impetu" to any PdL item. However, I might opine that most of these PdL items are not necessarily structured entities, with some sort of closure and thematic continuity, as opposed, for example, to Vicente's "Morente," whose opening theme recurs at the end. Is that an accurate way of seeing things?
Everything you notice is correct but except for one thing. “Before paco” is not correct. It’s always been a mixture depending on the individual. You admitted Impetu by escudero which perhaps influenced young paco, but ignore some other examples. Ramon montoya recorded the first solo collection in 1937 and you can see “Rondeña” is a composition that became a model for a new form that didn’t exist before. Unlike his other pieces, that one he played the exact same way on a different recording (minus one falseta). So it goes back to the start. I believe “Minera” has two takes almost identical as well.
Anyway if you want a clear division, I would point to Manolo Sanlucar Tauromagia, and other works, where he uses the forms as a base for falsetas whose arrangement is set in a specific unchanging order. And by contrast any random modern player will still be doing the opposite which is improvised series of falsetas.
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