Spanish Music-Malagueña And Flamenco
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Malaguenas are one of the traditional styles of flamenco, derived from earlier types of fandango.
The name of the music derives from the area in which it was developed, Malaga, Spain. Unlike the flamenco, the malaguena music is not normally used for dance.
The malaguena music is less well known than flamenco outside of Spain mainly because flamenco is associated with the accompanying dances.
The name of the music derives from the area in which it was developed, Malaga, Spain. Unlike the flamenco, the malaguena music is not normally used for dance.
The malaguena music is less well known than flamenco outside of Spain mainly because flamenco is associated with the accompanying dances.
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Spanish Dancer From 1800's
Jose Feliciano
One of the most famous musicians to play Malaguena music was the Puerto Rican musician, Jose Feliciano. The video is a little old but the music remains fresh.
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Moorish Influence On Malaguena
On September 3, 1899, The New York Times in its Saturday Review section, published a piece on The Malaguena. I am going to quote the article below, but you can follow the link above to see it in its original form. I am taking the liberty to format it differently for ease of reading.
The Malagueña
"You cannot walk through a little town in the South of Spain without hearing a strange sound, between crying and chanting, which wanders out to you from behind barred windows and from among the tinkling bells of the mules.
The Malaguena, they call this kind of singing: but it has mo more to do with Malaga than the mosque at Cordova has to do with the soil on which it stands.
It is as Eastern as the music of tom-toms and gongs, and, like Eastern music, it is music before rhythm, music which comes down to us untouched by the invention of the modern scale, from an antiquity out of which plain chant is a first step toward modern harmony. And this Moorish music is, like Moorish architecture, an arabesque.
It avoids definite form just as the lines in stone avoid define form, it has the same endlessness, motion without beginning or end, turning upon itself in a kind of infinitely varied monotony.
The floriture of the voice are like those coils which often spring from a central point of ornament, to twist outward, as in a particular piece of very delicate work in the first mihrab in the mosque at Cordova.
In both ensemble is everything, and everything is patten. There is the same avoidance of emphasis, the same continuance on one level; no special part starts out for separate notice, as in Gothic architecture or Western music.
But the passion of this music is like no other passion; fierce, immoderate, sustained, it is like the crying of a wild beast in suffering, and it thrills one precisely because it seems to be so far from humanity, so inexplicable, so deeply rooted in the animal of which we are but one species.
The Malagueña
"You cannot walk through a little town in the South of Spain without hearing a strange sound, between crying and chanting, which wanders out to you from behind barred windows and from among the tinkling bells of the mules.
The Malaguena, they call this kind of singing: but it has mo more to do with Malaga than the mosque at Cordova has to do with the soil on which it stands.
It is as Eastern as the music of tom-toms and gongs, and, like Eastern music, it is music before rhythm, music which comes down to us untouched by the invention of the modern scale, from an antiquity out of which plain chant is a first step toward modern harmony. And this Moorish music is, like Moorish architecture, an arabesque.
It avoids definite form just as the lines in stone avoid define form, it has the same endlessness, motion without beginning or end, turning upon itself in a kind of infinitely varied monotony.
The floriture of the voice are like those coils which often spring from a central point of ornament, to twist outward, as in a particular piece of very delicate work in the first mihrab in the mosque at Cordova.
In both ensemble is everything, and everything is patten. There is the same avoidance of emphasis, the same continuance on one level; no special part starts out for separate notice, as in Gothic architecture or Western music.
But the passion of this music is like no other passion; fierce, immoderate, sustained, it is like the crying of a wild beast in suffering, and it thrills one precisely because it seems to be so far from humanity, so inexplicable, so deeply rooted in the animal of which we are but one species.
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Flamenco Books For Further Information
Carlos Montoya
Carlos Montoya has always been a favorite interpreter of Malaguena music. The previous video I had of him playing Malaguena music has been removed from YouTube. I am replacing it with another of his playing in the background as a collage of paintings by Pino are displayed.
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ihath
Dec 6, 2011 @ 1:00 am | delete
- thank you for all this info
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Amitabh1702
Mar 16, 2011 @ 9:36 am | delete
- One of the best ways to absorb Spanish is through music. Your lens is a great source for me. Thank you for this lens.
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gravityx9
Nov 17, 2010 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- Spanish music reminds me of visiting my grandmother when I was a child, many fond memories. Later in life, the salsa dancing became fun for us to try. great lens, thumbs up!
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prettyevil
Sep 29, 2010 @ 3:07 am | delete
- Spanish music is so much fun. Thanks for a really great lens.
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Serenity_Prayer_Gifts
Dec 6, 2008 @ 8:44 pm | delete
- Really Nice Lens! Thanks for organizing the info in a reader friendly manner! :-)
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d-artist Nov 19, 2008 @ 9:24 pm | delete
- great lens! I love Spanish music...5*
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eccles1
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- I love this lens!!
Thank You
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- Well written and presented Lens 5* and welcome to Travelmania Group.
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