Description

Composer: Yago Santos
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Guitar TAB
Level: Advanced
This book contains note-for-note transcriptions of six original solo flamenco guitar pieces or toques from the author’s 2021 CD, Alma de Nino (Soul of a Child). These deep and introspective solos represent a modern approach to traditional flamenco forms and composition styles.
Selections include the solea por buleria, « A Fali », composed in homage to the author’s teacher, Rafael Riqueni, and the buleria, « Generaciones », a relatively new toque that blends influences of the great flamenco guitarists. Written in standard notation and guitar tablature, all solos in this book are composed in the standard tuning except « A Fali » which uses an intriguing DADGAE tuning.
Lyrical melodies, abundant left-hand slurs and glissandos, the author’s personal arpeggio patterns, and powerful rasgueos emphasize the rhythmic character of these challenging works.
Contents:

• A Fali — Prelude (Solea por Buleria)
• A Fali (Solea por Buleria)
• Calle de la Memoria (Taranta)
• La Calzada de la Reina (Guajira)
• Carcel de Oro (Solea)
• Por Almonaster — Interlude (Fandangos de Huelva)
• Por Almonaster (Fandangos de Huelva)
• Generaciones (Buleria)