Song of the Outcasts: An Introduction to Flamenco Hardcover with CD
by Robin Totton
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Author: Robin TottonBrand: Amadeus Press
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-01
ISBN: 1574670794
Number of pages: 224
Model: 331636
Publisher: Amadeus Press
Product features:
- 226 pages
- Size: 8-1/4" x 7"
- Author: Robin Totton
- ISBN: 1574670794
Book Reviews of Song of the Outcasts: An Introduction to Flamenco Hardcover with CD
Book Review: Knowledge That Opens the Ears
Summary: 5 Stars
With so few books on flamenco in English, we are fortunate to have Robin Totton's, for it is excellent in its insights and survey of flamenco's many forms, palos. A musician and scholar, he probes in turn the song, the dance, and the role and style of the guitar. He explains what makes a great rendition of each contributor. He clarifies the divergence in rhythmic accents of cantaor and guitarist in, for instance, the soleá, which had long challenged my grasp. Totton's observations on Spanish gypsy, or Caló, culture support our understanding of this powerful art form. We learn not to focus on the melody but on the words, the emotions, and the rhythm. As in classical music's leider or art song, the artist's emphasis on the songs' poems is key to a fine performance. A glossary, including gypsy words, in included. We are also treated to a CD of 76 minutes that provide examples of the various palos. Most are recorded and discussed by the author and the sound is very good. He incorporates historical aspects of the music and the gypsies themselves. Photographs of performers also enhance this study. Thus, the book is a wonderful and worthwhile "introduction." But it is so thorough that I wonder what an advance book would be! If you listen to flamenco and wish to know more, find and buy this book. It will open your ears.
Summary of Song of the Outcasts: An Introduction to Flamenco Hardcover with CD
Flamenco has taken the world by storm, with huge crowds experiencing its power. Ironically, though, if the performance is authentic - and much in the tourist trade is not - the uninitiated may find it baffling; the rhythms are exotic and strange, the intensity of feeling startling. Yet for the Andalusians, flamenco has been familiar for a thousand years: it is the song of the outcasts. Robin Totton writes from his life among them, for he has come as close to flamenco as any outsider can hope to. Readers will follow as he walks us through the poetic song forms, the rhythmic guitar and the flamboyant dance, as well as the vocabulary, names and places of living art of flamenco. Item #00331637 is a paperback edition with an accompanying CD.Dance Books
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