Algo que decir (Score Book VOL 2), José Jiménez "El Viejín"

Algo que decir - Vol 2

José Jiménez "El Viejín"

The transcription of José Jiménez El Viejín's album "Algo que decir" is the first work published by the founder of the sophisticated and mysterious "Caño Roto" style of guitar. This musically and technically complex style is unique to the gypsy neighborhood Caño Roto in Madrid, where the highest concentration of flamenco guitarists in the world can be found.

"Algo que decir" is an album that has given me great satisfaction because of my friendship with "El Viejo", but especially because of this work´s originality, creativity and tastefulness. "El Viejin", a true gentleman, doesn´t only play well for singing and dancing, which is fundamental; he is also a virtuoso and a great composer, as this album shows. PACO DE LUCIA

This album was awarded the"Discovery of the Year 1.999" prize by the Spanish Press Association.

The album features such artists as guitar maestro Paco de Lucía, Montse Cortés, Carles Benavent, Antonio Canales, Ramón el Portugues, Bernardo Parrilla and Luki Losada.

The work is divided into three volumes due to the magnitude of the musical text , and due to the number of explanations of the palos and falsetas that go with the sheet music for each piece.

• For the first time, the guitar accompaniment to the singing has been transcribed completely,

• As have the parts where there is more than one guitar.

• In the " Comments and Suggestions" chapters, the tunings used in each piece are explained in detail, as are the flamenco scales and chord progressions found in each tonality. In addition, the clapping and foot-tapping patterns are described in detail. These aspects, not often explored in the flamenco literature, are essential to correctly keeping the compás.

• In the " Analysis" part, El Viejín's techniques and his interpretation of each palo are explained falseta by falseta .

Important note:
All the charts have been transcribed with all additional guitar tracks and the accompaniment to singing. I also provide, in some cases, lead sheets with the melodies played by the instruments other than guitar. This additional material can serve the following purposes:

1. The falsetas with more than one guitar or with other instruments can be learned by students who would like to play with other musicians. Remember that the flamenco musical literature for more than one instrument is extremely rare.

2. The accompaniment to singing, which is very complicated in Viejin's case, could be an authentic treasure for students who want to learn the modern style of accompaniment. It also can be used by professional guitarists who would like to incorporate these letras in their arrangements for cante o baile .

3. Of course, all of these falsetas with more than one instrument can be useful for those flamenco groups, amateur or professional, who would like to incorporate these arrangements in their concert pieces and cante or baile numbers.

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