BASIC FLAMENCO STYLES

Each one of these variants has got its own name that distinguishes it, even though they have got the same roots.

From the ports (Puerto de Santa María, Puerto Real, San Fernando, Sanlúcar), Cádiz, Triana, Jerez...

From Cádiz, Sevilla, Jaén, Granada, Málaga, Extremadura...

2 Listen to one of these flamenco palos on the Internet and talk about it with your classmates.

Flamenco time signature

The time signature plays a very important role in the baile, the cante, and the toque of flamenco music.

Each flamenco style has got its own time signature. It can be duple, quadruple, triple, a mix or freestyle.

1 Look and practise these types of flamenco rhythms using claps.

Triple metre

It is formed by three taps for each beat. It is used in fandangos from Huelva, jaleos, sevillanas...

Quadruple metre

It is formed by two taps for each beat. It is used in tangos, rumbas, tarantos, tientos or tanguillos from Cádiz.

Mix metre

It is formed of a duple metre of three quavers for each tap and a triple metre of two quavers for each tap. The performance changes for different palos. Guajiras and seguiriyas use this rhythm.

What have I learned?

1 Complete the crossword puzzle.

Horizontal

1. Elisabeth de la Guerre played the harpsichord for King Louis XIV of France at just five years old.

2. The first woman composer whose work was published.

3. Claudio was considered the composer of the first opera in history.

4. Gregorian emerged in monasteries.

Vertical

A. X the Wise, King of Castile and León, was a great patron of music.

B. Thanks to the , the entire population had access to culture.

C. Kings, Queens, and nobles opened the doors of their palaces and residencies to both and instrumental music and dance.

D. were very elaborate and spectacular due to the beauty of the music, their carefully crafted choreography, and the elegant clothing worn.

E. He composed toccatas and fugues, and brilliant musical creations for the organ.

2 Melodic dictation. Listen and number the melodies in the order you hear them in your notebook.

Colour like this: if you know the answer if you needed help if you haven’t been able to answer it

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