Flamenco

There are different opinions on when this ancient and peculiar music originated, and it is impossible to verify it accurately. I only know that flamenco music was born in Andalucia, Spain a few centuries ago. It is generally speculated that a group of Gypsies came to Spain in 1449 AD and settled in Andalusia. They also brought beautiful and rough music, a kind of mixed emotions such as sadness, enthusiasm, unrestrainedness and slowness. The rhythmic music is also tainted with some local colors of Bohemia and Hungary. Andalusia's own music inherits ancient Spanish music - a mixture of Moorish, Byzantine, Jewish, Iberian and other Mediterranean cultures. Therefore, the Spanish musician Manuel de Falla summarized the three major origins of Flamenco based on the above factors: Byzantine church music, the invasion of the Moors, and the immigration of the Gypsies. Another musician, Medina Azara, believes that it is more related to Jewish chorus, because the oldest and most Andalusian music is derived from the singing of Jewish rituals. In the early days, the Romans also introduced a harp that originated from Greece and Assyria, and it became popular in Spain. Later, it slowly developed into a guitar and became a type of flamenco music. The three souls that make up Flamenco are guitar, dance, and singing. And these must be accompanied by emotion and rhythm, atmosphere and aura. Traditional flamenco performances are usually held in taverns. The singer sings traditional tunes, and the guitarist plays along with the singer's singing. Sometimes he improvises a beautiful melody (falsetas) to echo the song. Dancers can clap their hands in time with the rhythm, or stand up and dance for a while, tapping their feet on the ground to create complex and exciting rhythms. Because the songs and guitar music are sometimes sad and sometimes joyful, the dancers' emotions are integrated into it, and their upper body and limbs change into very dramatic expressions and hand movements. Dancers can clap their hands in time with the rhythm, or stand up and dance for a while, tapping their feet on the ground to create complex and exciting rhythms. Because the songs and guitar music are sometimes sad and sometimes joyful, the dancers' emotions are integrated into them, and their upper body and limbs change into very dramatic expressions and hand movements. The tones played by the performers are different, but if they really express their innermost feelings, they can express themselves strongly; and in terms of technical performance, they are more profound and musical. After listening to Flamenco music (Flamenco), which can fully express the passionate and unrestrained personality of the Spanish nation, perhaps the passionate rhythm of their beating the piano box can also stir up the passion for life in your heart.

We often define flamenco as only dance. In fact, this is not the case. Flamenco also has multiple musical expressions such as guitar, singing, and dance. All three are Buddhist. The indispensable soul of lummingo music, and dance is only the most visually impactful part of it. What’s even more interesting is that the guitar, singing, and dance circles that flamenco has extended all have their own unique leaders. These stars have set new models for generations in terms of song patterns, guitar fingerings, and dance steps. , making Flamenco art more and more refined and diversified, and at the same time making "Flamenco people" respected by people.

Flamenco dance originally originated from the Gypsies of Andalucia in southern Spain and has a history of more than a hundred years. It is said that the first Gypsies in Europe came across the Mediterranean from India or Egypt in the 9th century. The Gypsies were good at singing and dancing, and were good at playing musical instruments. Slowly, they combined these characteristics with those of Andalusia. The fusion of music and dance has become today's poignant and passionate flamenco dance. Since the Spanish government attaches great importance to this artistic performance, flamenco dance has gradually evolved from a performance performed by Gypsies to make a living, and has become a representative of Spanish dance art on the national stage.

For the audience, the biggest thrill of flamenco dance comes entirely from the tragic, urgent, bright and passionate guitars, songs, castanets and dance steps.

The combination of these four elements deeply conveys the inner sadness and sadness of the Gypsies who have been away from home for a long time and wandered around. Through the performance, the nation's historical emotions of love, hate, sorrow, joys and sorrows were overwhelming, with great exaggeration power, easily capturing the hearts of the audience present, and they could not calm down for a long time until the melody ended! Another characteristic of flamenco dance is the control of the changes in hand movements and footstep rhythms, which are rapid and powerful, and not chaotic and disorderly; women are delicate and men are masculine, combined with the clicking castanets (Castanets), It fully displays the strength and beauty of the body, vivid and unrestrained, and it also constitutes a beautiful visual enjoyment!