JBASHORUN -> Compound Memory (Apr. 14 2007 15:16:34)
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I know about 3 different Soleas now. Not long ones, but 2-3 minutes each, and all slightly different. One thing I've noticed is that when I decide to play a Solea off the top of my head, what comes out is a MIX OF ALL THREE. I've got the intro from one, the remate from another, and a falsetta from the other one. these parts tend to change around, so that each time I play a solea casually, it will be slightly different. and I've even started attempting to compose my own remates (is that what they are called?). I find that once I've got the basic chords and rhythm down you can "mess around" with the rest and almost make it up as you go along! anyway, I just thought I'd mention it because it struck me as being slightly similar to "improvisation", and so I figured that when you "improvise", what you are actually doing is drawing from all the things you have ever learned/played/heard and hold within your memory- perhaps even unconsciously. And I call this "compound memory". so what comes out is most likely INFLUENCED (at very least) by something you have played, learned or heard before, even if it sounds slightly different. I guess this (and compas) is partly why some Flamenco songs sound so similar to eachother. But every now and again, there comes a PDL who thinks OUTSIDE THE BOX... in other words, he dares to deviate from his compound memory and actually uses "original creative thought" to evolve the artform. Obviously I'm not saying that every Bulerias sounds exactly the same, but I think my point is that its easier to remain within the creative confinements of memory and tradition than it is to make a TRULY original creative thought. Any opinions, or am I just over-philosophizing again? [&o][:D] Jb
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