Antonia del canto jondo
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Gentlemen, the musical soul of the race is in grave danger! The artistic riches of a whole people are on their way to oblivion! It seems that each day which passes another leaf falls from the wondrous tree of Andalusian lyric, old men carry to the grave the priceless treasures of past generations, and an avalanche, gross and stupid, of cheap music obscures the delightful popular culture of all Spain. The group of enthusiastic friends and intellectuals who support the idea of this festival are sounding no less than an alarm. You are gathered together tonight, in the salon of the Centro Artístico, to hear my humble, yet sincere words, and I wish them to be luminous and profound, so as to convince you of the marvellous artistic truth contained in primitive Andalusian song, that which is called deep song, cante jondo. (A lecture given in Granada, 19th February 1922) Where the original works are not in the public domain, any required permissions should also be sought from the representatives of the Lorca estate, Casanovas & Lynch Agencia Literaria. Please note that Federico García Lorca's original, Spanish works may not be in the public domain in all jurisdictions, notably the United States of America. This work may be freely reproduced, stored and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose. Kline © Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved. At the height of the Tower of Comares in the Alhambra. The illustrious Falla, who studied the question attentively, affirms that the gypsy siguiriya is the song type of the group cante jondo and declares that it is the only song on our continent that has been conserved in its pure form, because of its composition and its style and the qualities it has in itself, the primitive songs of the oriental people.( Importancia histórica y artística del primitivo canto Andaluz llamado ‘Cante Jondo’ 1922) It is also a rare example of primitive song, the oldest of all Europe, where the ruins of history, the lyrical fragment eaten by the sand, appear live like the first morning of its life. The cante jondo approaches the rhythm of the birds and the natural music of the black poplar and the waves it is simple in oldness and style. The following is translated from the conference notes by Lorca: In 1931, García Lorca presented a conference devoted to keeping the rich tradition of the cante jondo alive. Lorca had evidently used the title Poema del cante jondo for a 1921 collection of poems, although he did not publish it for ten years.
#Antonia del canto jondo series#
The result was the memorable series of flamenco performances held at the Alhambra during June. Many classical musicians, cultural and literary figures, including the young poet Federico García Lorca, participated in the program. In 1922 the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla led in the organization of the Concurso de Cante Jondo for Granada. It is generally considered that the common traditional classification of flamenco music is divided into three groups of which the deepest, most serious forms are known as cante jondo.Ĭultural references to cante jondo The name means "deep song" in Spanish, with hondo ("deep") spelled with J ( Spanish pronunciation: ) as a form of eye dialect, because traditional Andalusian pronunciation has retained an aspirated H lost in other forms of Spanish. Cante jondo ( Andalusian Spanish: ) is a vocal style in flamenco, an unspoiled form of Andalusian folk music.