most important characteristics of the typical flamenco guitar, however, are the use of This creates a chugging like sound that greatly accents the rhythm, allowing the singer or dancer to play off the beat, creating a strong contra-tempo feel. Finally, the table carries the distinctive tap plate to protect it The flamenco guitar's roots are planted firmly in the Moorish and Spanish cultures from which it evolved. Flamenco, form of song, dance, and instrumental (mostly guitar) music commonly associated with the Andalusian Roma (Gypsies) of southern Spain. To start off with, the best manner of distinguishing them is to look at their construction, including the woods used to make them, and the position of the strings. The cafés brought together the Gypsy singers (cante heads. Unlike classical tirando, where the strings are pulled parallel to the soundboard, in flamenco apoyando strings are struck towards the soundboard in such way that the striking finger is caught and supported by the next string, hence the name apoyando (from Spanish apoyar meaning "to support"). Spanish cypress for the back and sides, and the extreme lightness of the construction. The back and sides of a Flamenco Negra guitar are made of denser woods, such as rosewood. Flamenco music itself has existed on the Iberian Peninsula for some six centuries, originating in the hot and dry southernmost region of Spain that is the gateway to Africa: Andalusia. El Vito, 4) Latin American-influenced The lyrics of many Flamenco songs reflected on the experiences of the outcast and made reference to themes of love, life and death, with expressions of anguish and protest against the oppression the Jews, Muslims and Gypsies during and after the reign of the Catholic Monarchs in the 15th century. As the flamenco model is smaller in size, it also produces a sharper, more nasal sound that is ideally suited to the fast-paced style of flamenco music. Early Flamenco seems to have been purely vocal, accompanied only by rhythmical clapping of hands, toque de palmas. ისტორია. types of pieces within flamenco, which have generic names such as seguiriyas, soleares, Very little traditional Flamenco music is written, but is mostly passed on hand to hand. Fandangos family The top of the flamenco guitar also includes a shield called a golpeador (a piece of transparent, or opaque white plastic) that protects the soundboard from damage caused by the player’s fingernails and allows the guitarist to add percussion to the music by tapping the soundboard; this is a common technique in bulerias. They could expect to be entertained origined back to the 16 th century. same methods. By the time the dictator died in 1975, Flamenco had become irrevocably entwined with Spanish identity and it was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco in 2010. They are defined by characteristic melodic, rhytmic, and harmonic structures; each However, a concern for true flamenco began to reappear Sevillanas accompanied by different instruments including bandurria, violin and tambourine, but now The first three were thrown together by the general the turn of the century, and by the 1910's they were in serious decline. slightly narrower. Spain. The museum is non-pofit. has a characteristic mood and many are regional variants of essentially similar forms. The flamenco guitar, as mentioned earlier, needs to hold its own when competing with the energetic dancers that form part of a flamenco show. subtly different dimensions and proportions. wooden pegs, and the body is a little smaller than the equivalent classical type. Today, flamenco comprises song (cante), dance (baile) and guitar playing (toque): in fact, it’s difficult to imagine a contemporary flamenco show without the hauntingly percussive accompaniment of the flamenco guitar. introduced new techniques, and sometimes even resorted to tricks and outrageous acts of