- Series: Biblioteca Grandes Guitarras Flamencas de Hoy/The Great Flamenco Guitars Of Today Library (Book 3)
- Perfect Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: RGB Arte Visual (October 28, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 979-0801224255
- ASIN: B001KM7ECY
The three books of the CD Alcázar de cristal are a new addition to
Enrique Vargas s The Great Flamenco Guitarists of Today Library
collection. Alcázar de cristal, the latest work by Rafael Riqueni, is
extremely interesting for a variety of reasons. First, there is the wide
palette of influences found in the work, from baroque to Spanish
musical nationalism, and from jazz to nineteenth-century romanticism all
of which Rafael implements within an unmistakably flamenco musical
idiom. Second, there is the complexity of the arrangements, which
sometimes include three guitars, a string section, piano, etc... Since
there is practically no flamenco literature for more than one guitar,
great effort has been made to include these arrangements in the
transcriptions, which can be used in both professional settings and for
didactic purposes. All the parts where there are more than one guitar
have been transcribed in their entirety, making these scores ideal for
duets or trios. This opens up some very interesting possibilities for
professional flamenco groups or for students who prefer to play with
another guitarist. For example, musicians who work in dance companies or
who accompany singers can use various falsetas from this album that are
arranged for more than one guitar. Flamenco guitar students can also
interpret these pieces to learn to play with other musicians. Finally,
this work includes a series of pieces that don t come from the world of
pure flamenco, and therefore don t demand a deep knowledge of flamenco
forms and techniques, which makes them accessible to guitarists of other
styles classical, jazz, Brazilian, etc. interested in the flamenco
guitar, making these pieces a sort of link between the flamenco guitar
and other genres. Each transcription includes the following: 1. A
history of the form 2. Scales, chords, and flamenco tonalities 3.
Compás, palmas and foot-tapping patterns, which, though indispensable
for under-standing flamenco rhythms, are rarely analyzed in publications
about flamenco. 4. Analysis of the most difficult falsetas with
explanations and suggestions on their techni-cal execution. In
addition, each book includes 1. A list of basic rasgueados 2. A
glossary of flamenco terminology 3. The symbols used in flamenco
writing Since altogether this work is over 600 pages long, it is
presented in three books in order to make it possible to use. This is
the habitual format for transcriptions in The Great Flamenco Guitarists
of Today Library series, since contemporary fla-menco pieces are much
longer than they used to be in the past and often include more than one
guitar. Enrique Vargas transcribes all the additional guitars, which
obviously makes the musical text much longer. In addition, the
commentaries, sug-gestions, and analysis sections make each book a
mini-manual of flamenco in gen-eral, and the style of each artist in
particular.
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