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Musicological articles on flamenco palos, their compás cycles, cante, guitar accompaniment, baile, and the art of listening.

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Zambra: binary compás, ceremony, and Granada colour

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Published Sep 12, 2026, 4:37 AM

Zambra as a rhythmic space where ceremonial gesture meets popular pulse.

Peteneras: twelve-beat compás and narrative memory

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Published Sep 11, 2026, 4:37 AM

Petenera as a twelve-beat structure with a distinctive narrative character.

Dance taranto: dramatic pulse and free cante

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Published Sep 10, 2026, 4:37 AM

Distinguishing free taranta from taranto in compás in order to build convincing accompaniment.

Flamenco rumba: binary cycle, anticipation, and movement

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Published Sep 9, 2026, 4:37 AM

Rumba as a groove whose energy is shaped by harmonic anticipation.

Guajiras: ida y vuelta, hemiola, and ternary elegance

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Published Sep 8, 2026, 4:37 AM

The guajiras compás as a meeting of American memory and flamenco syntax.

Garrotín: binary compás and controlled theatricality

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Published Sep 7, 2026, 4:37 AM

Garrotín as a light form that demands formal clarity.

Farruca: symmetry, restraint, and stage authority

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Published Sep 6, 2026, 4:37 AM

Farruca as an austere binary compás shaped by clear choreography.

Sevillanas: phrase, compás, and social choreography

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Published Sep 5, 2026, 4:37 AM

Sevillanas as a strophic form where metre, gesture, and collective memory meet.

Fandangos de Huelva: ternary compás and narrative cadence

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Published Sep 4, 2026, 4:37 AM

Fandangos de Huelva as a cycle of accent, copla, and harmonic response.

Tanguillos: ambiguity between binary and ternary metre

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Published Sep 3, 2026, 4:37 AM

The character of tanguillos as a metric game between groups of two and three.

Tientos: the slow elasticity of binary compás

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Published Sep 2, 2026, 4:37 AM

How to study tientos without turning them into slow tangos or free cante.

Tangos: binary compás, grounded pulse, and syncopation

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Published Sep 1, 2026, 4:37 AM

The tangos pulse as a workshop for grounded rhythm, offbeats, and popular song.

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