- Falseta
A Falseta is part of a
Flamenco song, much as a sentence is part of a paragraph. The artists improvise their own falsetas which are then put together to form the whole song. Most Flamenco forms have strongly defined rhythmic patterns.Examples
The
Soleares andAlegrias and otherpalos could be explained as one measure of 3/4-time and one measure of 6/8 time, although the accents are different from in 'normal' ("western classical") measures:[12] 1 [2] 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 8 [9] 10 11
The
Bulerias is the same pattern as theSolares , but reversed:[12] 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11
The
Farruca s, are 2 measures of 4/4 time, the falsetas each having of 8 beats:[1] 2 [3] 4 [5] 6 [7] 8
Most other forms follow these two basic rhythms, though there can be considerable variation, such as the
Granadina .also a song made by the dream
External links
* [http://www.falseta.com/ Flamenco Community]
* [http://www.falseta.com/forum/ Flamenco Forum]
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