Bulerías
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Bulería (Template:IPA; interchangeable with the plural, bulerías) is a fast flamenco rhythm made up of a 12 beat cycle with emphasis in two general forms as follows:
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This may be thought of as a measure of Template:Music followed by a measure of Template:Music (known as hemiola).
For dancers, it is commonly viewed with a compas or bar of 6 counts as opposed to 12.
An interesting counting method has been used by Pepe Romero, in his book Classical Guitar Style and Technique, which is 2 measures of Template:Music time followed by 3 measures of Template:Music time. This puts the emphasis on the last beat of each measure:
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When performed, the bulería always starts on beat twelve of the compas, so the accented beat is heard first.
It is normally played at 195-240 beats per minute, most commonly in an A-phrygian mode (por medio) with a sharpened third to make A major the root chord. A typical rasgueado pattern involves only the A and BTemplate:Music chords, were golpes are used to accent the chords as follows:
Although professional players often intersperse other chords, in more traditional playing variations of chords from the Andalusian cadence are utilised and modern players, influenced by jazz may use a greater variety of chord patterns and variations.
It originated among the Calé Romani people of Jerez during the 19th century,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> originally as a fast, upbeat ending to soleares or alegrias. It is among the most popular and dramatic of the flamenco forms and often ends any flamenco gathering. The name bulerías comes from the Spanish word burlar, meaning "to mock" or bullería, "racket, shouting, din". It is the style which permits the greatest freedom for improvisation, the metre playing a crucial role in this. Speed and agility are required and total control of rhythm as well as strength in the feet which are used in intricate tapping with toe, heel and the ball of the foot.
(See also tap dance.)
Cante (singing)
When sung, the bulería has three or four octosyllabic lines. It is sometimes subdivided into bulerías al golpe and bulerías ligadas. The former is slower while the latter is frantic.
There are many styles of Buleria depending on the region of Spain from which it originated. For example: Buleria de Lebrija, Buleria de Jerez (possibly the most commonly used style), Buleria de Cadiz, Buleria de Utrera etc.
See also
References
External links
- Tomatito performs a bulerías in 1980 - one of the web's more popular bulerías videos
- This is a Cuadro por Bulerías, a very festive palo flamenco
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