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Rob -> RE: Need hints for harmonizing sevillanas (May 20 2004 21:27:34)
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I have the second volume. The chapters are as follows:
Traditional Harmony (30 pages - most of it of no use to modern flamenco. It reminds me of the boring musical 'rules' I had to learn at music school - but I did learn it, and I don't think it has done me much harm)
Andalusian Cadence
Styles with set rhythms: Alegria, Tango, Buleria, Fandango
Styles in free time: Taranta, Granaina, Malaguena
Each of the Styles chapters is subdivided along the following lines, e.g. Bulerias:
Features of the Cante
Musical analysis
Key signature of the base tonality
Characteristic harmonic progression
Characteristic cadence resolution
Scale
Time signature
Cycle structure and variations
Traditional harmonic structures
Variations: basics of the traditional design
Recommended listening
That sounds a lot, but it doesn't really go into much depth and is all rather basic. I was a bit dissapointed with the book - a somewhat pseudo-intellectual approach, talking much but saying little. However, my knowledge of harmony, modes, etc, is quite advanced (I used to teach it at university level) so maybe others would get more out of this book than I did?
Rob
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