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joevidetto -> What are some sets of Nylon-String music that "gig" well together (Dec. 1 2023 18:51:23)
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Hi all,
One of my personal music challenges had been to stick with one form of music long enough to get good at it. I've jumped from pop music to rock to classical to fusion(e.g. trio, Dimeola) to flamenco (first heard Paco with Dimeola and was floored at how much more musical/brilliant Paco was then Al) - ahh, left bluegrass out lol. Well I'm recently retired and looking back at all the unfinished pursuits I had, focusing first on relearning the classical pieces I once put great effort in at learning - in parallel and next will be flamenco.
I'm trying to come up with a target list of nylon-string music that fits together nicely so that if I play out (restaurant or bar), it doesn't seem like I'm jumping from one style to the next, and creating a confusing, chaotic atmosphere, if you understand what I'm saying. Also - I want to draw from both to leverage those I have once worked on (shorten the learning curve) so I can have a long-enough set, and I think they can complement each other.
Of course I can just google - but I'm sure you guys can help me find answers more quickly and with better precision.
Limiting the repertoire to that which lends itself well to nylon-strings, if I were to pick one style of music for the entire night, the obvious choices are either:
1.) only Flamenco (for the entire night)
2.) only Classical (for the entire night)
Now mixing the two:
3.) a mix of Flamenco and Classical (throughout the night)
--> What might one include that would blend nicely ?
In terms of adding flamenco numbers to a classical set (and most of my music library is Paco), my first thought is the lighter more pop-oriented flamenco solos - Maleguenas and El Vito - the stuff on Recital de Guitarra - Serrana (with tempos sligthly slower if necessary and all fast picado passages simplified to make them humanly possible lol)
- maybe Guairas de Lucia ?
In terms of adding classical pieces to a flamenco set, I'm guessing there are a few flamenco-influence composers to choose from, though I'm only familiar with Albeniz and Granados - though I'm only familiar with Leyenda and Recueros de Alhambra.
Now there are probably other nylon string forms - bossa for instance, the french tangos (btw - what form are these in ?) but I don't think they would blend well.
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