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Ricardo -> RE: Minera and taranta (Sep. 9 2007 17:32:15)
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The Cante of both are very similar. There are nuances that are hard to pick up on unless you are a singer or an expert in "cantes de las minas". Musically, the structure is the same, and you could accompany in either F# or G# on the guitar. The generalization I would make is that Minera seems longer and more ornate, Taranta more stripped down to the melody. The simplest or least ornate IMO is Taranto, and probably why it got favored for dance. BUt in a dance or single cante performance, you may see letras of various cantes de las minas mixed. Meaning Cartagenera, Levantica, Fandango minero, etc etc, just look for a list. On the surface they all sound very similar, with the occasional move to B minor or something different. So just listening a lot starts to reveal the differences. Sometimes you may see a labled "Taranta" but for sure you know the melody is Taranto. keep listening and maybe the next letra is Taranta for example. I have one album of Porrinas and he announces as the guitarist does the falseta "here is my own mix of Taranto and Taranta", and there is just one letra. So add on personal style and it becomes harder to clearly define the differences.
As a guitarist the important thing is to understand the basic structure and the important notes that signal the chord changes. And of course for guitar solo, the distinction in the names are based on the key only. As we have talked about before, playing in a certain key on guitar, regardless of capo postion, produces a charactistic "aire". But for cante, the guitar need not be in a special key necessarily.
Ricardo
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