QUESTIONS FOR FLAMENCO READING

What did Debussy mean that it was fortunate for flamenco that the country jealously guards its natural flowers?

What was notable about Paco Pena?

Where is the home of flamenco?

How did flamenco arise?

What were gypsies known for and what aspect of Andulucian culture did they use in their art?

How did guitar come to represent flamenco music? What is the pure expression of flamenco art?

What is a complete flamenco performance? How does the guitar function here?

How is it different when the guitarist plays a solo?

What is compas? What is fixed in a flamenco song and what is variable?

What are the four most common basic styles of flamenco?

Why is all the technical details peripheral to Paco Pena?

What are problems associated with transcribing cultural music?

What is the purpose of improv in flamenco?