FLAMENCO LEGACY

Authentic 20th Century Masterpieces from the Cafes of Seville and Madrid to the Gypsy Caves of Granada

In a musical culture so difficult and until a few years ago of oral transmission, it is all a gift to find works such as "Flamenco Legacy" of my friend and composer Jeffrey Goodman, that invites us to discover the first "falsetas" and more traditional touches written in the universal language of music.”  Jose Antonio Rodriguez, legendary flamenco guitarist and composer, has written,

This collection of authentic flamenco features music created and played by anonymous gypsies in Spain and dates back to the 1950s. The contents are listed below.

The first section of the book is entirely in music notation format and is fully notated as to fingering, strumming and special techniques.  Section two is identical to section one, with each piece engraved using both tablature and music notation. 

The music ranges in technical level from beginning – for example Jota and Fandango, to intermediate pieces such as Farruca and Granadinas, to more advanced pieces such as Tango and Tarrantas.  The music ranges in technical level from beginning – for example Jota and Fandango, to intermediate pieces such as Farruca and Granadinas, to more advanced pieces such as Tango and Tarrantas.

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