Flamenco...All You Wanted to Know

Flamenco...All You Wanted to Know by Emma Martinez

128 pages $14.95

   This landmark historical text delivers the goods promised in its title. It does not address flamenco dance whatsoever, focusing instead on flamenco song forms with a special chapter devoted to the role of the guitar.

   It includes Spanish lyrics for dozens of flamenco songs along with English translations and interpretive notes, a glossary of flamenco terminology, plus a recommended bibliography and discography are also provided. Informal in its demeanor, this carefully researched, insightful book will help you develop a deeper appreciation for the flamboyant art of flamenco.

The table of contents are found below:

 

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: WHAT IS FLAMENCO?
The Flamenco Triumvirate
Where Does It Come From?

Chapter 2: A BIG PINK BIRD?
Flemish Singers
Gypsies
Arabs
Horse Knives

Chapter 3: HOW DEEP IS DEEP?
What is Cante Jondo?
What is Flamenco Puro?

Chapter 4: WHO INVENTED FLAMENCO?
Flamenco's Founding Fathers

Chapter 5: WHO SINGS FLAMENCO?
Viva Santiago
Flamenco generations

Chapter 6: "TIME CARRIES IN ITS SHAWL, MY TRUTHS"
What are they singing about?
Who wrote the songs?
Malaguenas
What's In a Seguiriyas
Alegrias
Solea

Chapter 7: WHAT'S THE GYPSY'S STORY?
Disembodied Reasoning
The Pharaohs of Spain
The Andalucian Gypsy
The European Gypsy
The Gypsy, the Flamenco and the Andaluz

Chapter 8: ARE THEY IMPROVISING?
Is it written down?

Chapter 9: GROWING PAINS, FLAMENCO'S ADOLESCENCE
What's the history?
Silent History
Pre-Flamenco Poetry
The Gospel According To
Al-Andalus
Arabigo-Andaluz Tongue Twisters
Flamenco with a Double Latte
Opera flamenca
The 1922 Concurso de Cante Jondo
Nacional Flamenquismo and Tablaos

Chapter 10: FLAMENCO GUITAR OR SPANISH GUITAR
What's the difference?
Guitarra Morisca, Guitarra Latina
The Andalucian Guitar
La Guitarra de Tablao
What's the difference between flamenco and classical style?
The Scratch and Tap
Flamenco vs. Classical
Is flamenco guitar music written down?
Macho Music
Why don't women play flamenco guitar?

Chapter 11: WHO WERE THE FAMOUS FLAMENCO GUITARISTS?
The Guitar's Eyebrows
Flamenco Guitar Schools
Moron
Jerez
Granada
The Emperor of the Guitar
A Time of Titans
Classic Flamenco Composers
The Summit

Chapter 12: WHAT IS DUENDE?

Chapter 13: WHAT IS FLAMENCO FUSION?
Fusion of Confusion?
Jazz-Flamenco, Flamenco-Jazz
Flamenco-Rock
Flamenco-Pop

Chapter 14: WHY ARE PEOPLE SHOUTING AT THEM WHEN THEY SING?

Chapter 15: PATRIARCHS FOR A NEW MILLENIUM
What is Flamenco Nuevo?
Flamenco's Generation X
Icons of Nuevo Flamenco
Beyond Flamenco
New Themes for Old Tunes
The Fourth Element
El Nuevo Flamenco Puro Opus 9
Plus ca Change

GLOSSARY OF FLAMENCO TERMS

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