Musical Genesis of flamenco singing Vol 1 and 2

From the remote to the tangible in flamenco music until the death of Silverio Franconetti

Author: Guillermo Castro Buendía

Format:   23,5 x 17 cms

Volume I: 855 Pages

Volume II: 1786 Papes
Language: Spanish

On the death of Silverio Franconetti (1889) can be considered that flamenco singing is almost set. In an attempt to understand the origin of flamenco songs until then, the author started four years ago a research to the most remote history: from the XVIII century and even XVII, and earlier times to feel "flamenco" in popular and academic oldest forms of dancing, singing and guitar; following the process of further evolution until the miracle of Flamenco genre setting. The result is this work, a thorough study on the musical origins of flamenco singing,  clarifing the musical and expressive elements that define the different styles. Seguidillas, jotas, fandangos, jaleos, cañas, polos, livianas, serranas, peteneras, zapateados, seguiriyas, soleares, tangos, cantiñas, alegrías, guajiras, bulerías and songs without guitar are also inside this flamenco music history.

Guillermo Castro Buendia (1973). Doctor in History of Art and graduate degrees in classical guitar, has been interested in the Spanish music of the twentieth century, contemporary music and especially Flamenco. He has numerous specialized publications, with works focused on musical-historical study of flamenco from a modern and approach.