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The Secrets to Mastering Rumores de la Caleta, by Karl Wohlwend

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The Secrets to Mastering Rumores de la Caleta

• Easy 10 step process includes:
• Assessment of difficulty of piece
• Road map to the piece providing bird's eye view to player
• Preparation for practicing
• Secrets to mastering Rumores
• Specific drills for mastering technical issues
• Helpful hints to make progress easier
• Common traps to avoid when working out the piece
• where to find video lesson for further study

Excerpts from Secrets to Mastering Rumores de la Caleta

I. Notes on the piece

Albeniz published this work in Madrid in 1887. It is the sixth of seven pieces in a suite entitled Recuerdos de Viaje, or "Travel Impressions." The title of this piece roughly translates to "Murmurs of the Inlet." All of Albeniz' music was originally written for piano. The composer's style often drew on Spanish folk music and flamenco for inspiration, so there is often imitation of guitaristic sounds. This is one reason why the piece has become much more popular for guitar than it ever was for piano. This piece is subtitled "malaguena," which is a flamenco form designed to highlight an expressive form of singing with guitar accompaniment. (More information is available at http://www.esflamenco.com/palos/enmalagena.html)

II. Recommended editions

The Library of Guitar Classics, ed. Jerry Willard, Amsco 92895

Virtuoso Music for Guitar: Christopher Parkening Romanza, Antigua Casa Sherry-Brener

Isaac Albeniz: 26 Pieces Arranged for Guitar,ed. Stanley Yates, Mel Bay 97344

note: the fine transcription in this edition is in the original keys of A modal/F major, while the vast majority of recordings and transcriptions for guitar are in E modal/C major. This edition is of the highest order of scholarship and contains a wealth of information. I highly recommend it, although for the purposes of this guide, I will refer to the E/C transcription.

III. Difficulty of piece

This piece is recommended for the advanced intermediate student. It requires a knowledge of the entire fingerboard, a good deal of left-hand finger independence, and fluency with the specialized left-hand slurring technique. The rhythms in this piece are rather complicated. In addition, its many changes in mood make it a challenge for the expressive musician.

IV. Road map to Rumores de la Caleta

The piece is divided into two broad sections, the first section being presented with an introduction and repeated with slight variation. After an initial arpeggiated E major chord "fanfare," the introduction continues to measure 26. It is reminiscent of a flamenco guitarist's introduction to a singer's entrance. After the introduction, the tempo slows. The "singer" appears with the melodic content at measure 26, interspersed with accompaniment figures from the introduction. The "singing" is repeated at measure 44 with a slight variation, then the accompaniment figures bring us to a halt with the E major chord arpeggio in measures 69 and 70. This material is impressionistic of a typical flamenco malaguena, alternating between singing and guitar playing, and is based on a tonal center of E, using the phyrigian and phrygian dominant (also called ahava rabboh, Spanish phrygian, or Freygish) modes. These modes are often used in Middle Eastern music, and entered the language of Spanish folk music and flamenco through the Gypsy, Arabic Moor, and Sephardic Jewish cultures.

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