Re: Flamenco beat patterns

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Sun, 25 Aug 2002 14:09:23 Laurent Duperval wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone have some flamenco beat patterns they can/are willing to
> share with me? I'm only talking percussions here, just so I can hear
> what it's really supposed to sound like (provided the MIDI output can
> generate the proper sounds). Soleares, seguiriyas, etc.?

Old recordings by people like Sabicas are your
best bet.  Yes, and those are quintuplets in
there.  ;-)

Alegrias, Soleares, and Bulerias have accents so:

--* --* -*- *--
123 123 123 123

The smart thing to do is count 12 instead of 3, but people
aren't used to seeing it that way.

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