Concurso de Cante Jondo
el concurso del cante jondo contest deep song fiesta flamenco art music song dance held granada conceived initiated composer manuel de falla enjoyed early strong support poet federico garcía lorca twoday evening event held outdoors alhambra show included best wellknown flamenco artist contest prize money reserved amateur performer spanish classical composer manuel de falla – principal organizer concurso sought encourage enhance music cante jondo literally deep song referring key element flamenco opposed cante chico lighter accessible element sensed fallen period decadence falla simply recognized flamenco art form great beauty drive composer devoted year developing intuitive ability craft stream color etch shimmering contour classical score heard refrain since gaditano childhood friend family gitano cantaores tocaores aim concurso merely celebrate music nourish elevate enlisting support spanish intellectual considered crucial counter thencurrent flood antiflamenquismo raised generación del spanish reformer activist sweeping effort modernize transform spain culture yet process judged flamenco harshly frivolous regressive concurso succeed falla aimed produce stellar musical event also draw influential audience witness course including artistic circle flamenco musician aficionado especially encompass luminary guiding figure wider world art culture afterward sing praise cante jondo falla first gathered together impressive group musician artist help sponsor promote concurso among federico garcía lorca twentythree granadino poet became concurso activist second falla lorca publicized popularized event staging oral presentation descriptive flamenco art also published essay dramatic style littleknown history third important figure basque painter ignácio zuloaga among broad array music figure enlisted classical composer joaquín turina federico mompou conrado del campo óscar esplá pianist composer maría rodrigo new york composer conductor kurt schindler various orchestra director classical guitarist andrés segovia polish singer esaga lahowska popular guitarist manuel jofré local association escentro artístico agreed early stage assist concurso andalusian poet juan ramón jiménez nobel prize joined concurso writer ramón pérez de ayala estomás borrás surrealist painter esmanuel ángeles ortiz contributed added support came two influential professor philosopher francisco giner de los ríos catalan musicologist composer felipe pedrell falla early music teacher later came french hispaniste frmaurice legendre musicologist esadolfo salazar critic madrid el sol along producer publicist nod maurice ravel igor stravinsky previous classical composition falla often inspired artistry flamenco eg la vida breve – noches en los jardines de españa – el sombrero de tres picos el amor brujo promote concurso falla wrote essay el cante jondo canto primitivo andaluz held technical ground primary foreign influence contributing origin flamenco music dance spain three byzantine church music coming eastern mediterranean moorish music north africa arabia especially folk music india distinctive rhythm tone brought gitano began arriving spain five hundred year ago separate tradition acculturated blended native spanish music yield el cante jondo century european classical composer drawing rich heritage music spain flamenco favored source included would glinka bizet rimskykorsakov debussy ravel stravinsky interest acclaim given flamenco international music world contrasted unfavorably falla saw art current debased state lack respect shown flamenco spain cultural elite recent book manuel de falla portrays intent concerning concurso cante jondo contest grew convictionshared falla lorca host spanish intellectualsthat flamenco overtaken urban popular song organizer stated desire hear admirable sobriety classical cantaores show extent contest effect classicizing gesture falla hoped concurso fiesta del cante jondo sponsored many musician cultural figure centro artístico granada would restore purity marvelous song rightly constitute one best natural achievement european music yet rescuefantasy view challenged another recent critic advancing fiction false notion purity flamenco origin financial support obtained concurso de cante jondo city granada without spirited opposition adherent praised antiquity purity flamenco art form whose mysterious source lay fountainhead human soul critic pointed sometimes lesser quality music mixed milieu flamenco performance propriety edge could include notorious venue concurso supporter saw savior true venerable art flamenco evidently felt somewhat vulnerable opponent challenge already escape reproach regarding flamenco unwanted baggage concurso referred art form cante jondo rather common name flamenco concurso followed lead falla aficionado whose opinion queremos purificar hacer revivir ese admirable cante jondo que hay que confundir con el cante flamenco degeneración casi caricatura de aquél war word municipal financing inconclusive funding continued event funding seemed meet expectation debate nature flamenco many guise continues time cauldron boiling politicallycharged ingredient social class ethnic origin yet commonlycontested performer individual sound drama authenticity inspiration developed art form history flamenco often provokes different opposing conflicting view protagonist might identify local neighborhood loyally follow particular star professor flamencologos sourced musicology ethnomusicology contributed although often rife musicculture controversy frequently dispute together explicitly ignored expectation larger turnout grew date neared venue changed plaza de san nicolás del albayzín spacious alhambra announced aim concurso discover unknown unrecognized talent thought hidden perhaps remote rural area result professional age allowed compete prize money concurso contest yet performance flamenco difficult demanding someone devotes great deal life nurture art able express subtlety nuance drama simplicity often always refinement eventually attract attention acclaim aficionado art elimination professional contest considered mistake many flamenco remained established practitioner flamenco puro fallen prey era commercialism might lack recompense concurso however apart contest directly encourage song dance professional composition jury concurso included four famous flamenco performer antonio chacón pastora pavón la niña de los peines manuel torre juana la macarrona another jurist wellknown spanish classical guitarist andrés segovia although concurso made diligent effort find flamenco diamond rough unknown discovered poet garcía lorca meet blind aged woman could sing type cante liviana thought extinct contestant invited perform certain palos style flamenco song referred cante jondo cante grande grouped follows siguiriyas gitana serranas polo cañas soleares martinetescarceleras tonás livianas saetas viejas last four unaccompanied cantes palo seco hand flamenco style explicitly forbidden eg perceived lack antiquity profound expression included malagueña granaínas rondeña sevillanas peteneras event ran two evening corpus christi holiday attended four thousand supporter aficionado large gathering described elegant jubilant stir buzz would subside performer began audience might seem collectively come together attentive expectant focused storm threatened first night air remained light second night rain began fall yet audience remained concurso held ground alhambra plaza de aljibes palace west end overlooking torre bermeja old city granada southwest north lay rising slope sacromonte gypsi quarter perfumed cypress tree french lavender scattered ground event plaza lay across crest ridge one ascended entering way torre de la justicia decorated occasion artist ignacio zuloaga whose visual display employed brilliant embroidered textile mantones cape andalucia sundown plaza setting would become colorful region light beside arab palace granada acclaimed fitting place cultural event la granada de era el símbulo de la andalucía renaciente fecunda un núcleo de artistas un grupo de professores jóvenes unas tertulias literarias initial performance perhaps seemed ironic falla classical composition homenaje debussy para la guitarra played segovia yet debussy led falla rediscover flamenco inspiration longretired flamenco cantaor seventytwo year diego bermúdez cala el tenazas became surprise star concurso walked hundred kilometer granada home puente genil evidently thirty year punctured lung suffered knife point forced retire early flamenco circuit concurso allowed grand moment life flamenco performed old palos seemed summon duende earlier era many aficionado tío bermúdez appeared hed learned cante directly legend silverio franconetti although others didnt know sing flirt el tenazas knew old time cantes extremely flamenco true interpretation sang purity heard decade especially siguiriyas soleares cañas franconetti favorite listening el tío tenazas uncle tongs hurl air song antonio chacón exclaimed ¡válgame dios lo que oigo lord help hear falla later carried copy recording canto de diego bermúdez exile argentina moment el tenazas enjoyed sudden renown celebrity strength soon made flamenco tour spain yet following year would last first place prize winner song twelveyearold cantaor named manolo ortega called later el caracol youth came wellknown gitano family bullfighting flamenco el caracol would win great renown day yet edgy personality also attracted controversy despite reputation flamenco puro style prime starting greatly prospered commercially mixing cante jondo popular trend taste another winner popular cantaor granada francisco gálvez gómez yerbagüena friend bullfighter politician inspired moment created lasting impression improvised flamenco lyric response news local church fire received prize esmaría amaya relative fouryearold carmen amaya prize cantaora also concurso acquired stage name la gazpacha cold soup spain two guitarist split prize tocaor esmanolo de huelva josé cuellar altogether ten amateur contestant prize money varying amount public funding ticket sale evidently covered active flamenco professional honored concurso although eligible prize among especially acclaimed invited guest honor judge jurados cantaora pastora pavón la niña de los peines cantaor manuel torre bailaora juana la macarrona especially esteemed cantaor antonio chacón chosen presiding judge four quite well known estrellas flamenco world also chosen judge popular tocaor amalio cuenca impresario managed flamenco cafe paris professional came event region spain abroad concurso fiesta event duende remembered manuel torre sang alegrías palmas local gypsy woman sacromonte pepe cuéllars guitar esmaría amaya la gazpacha sang bulerías tarantas hired concurso three guitarist occasion became trio josé cuéllar ramón montoya extraordinary esmanolo de huelva tocaores danced elder maestra juana la macarrona including por alegrías antonia mercé la argentina watching la macarrona dance concurso later knelt foot took shoe carried away la macarrona various moment concurso would famously cry ¡lapoteosis ¡es lapoteosis expression somewhat like cry thunder strike early concurso performance antonio chacón singing accompanied ramón montoya guitar poorly dressed elderly gypsy woman seen quietly weeping rose foot drew head back began dance soleares remarkable style grace turned la golondrina many decade earlier famous bailaora spanish press generally spoke praise concurso contrast depressing news moroccan war current madrid magazine published soon event described concurso unforgettable alternating display yearning vehemence superstition fervor simple seduction sound rhythm linear flesh audience said moon didn’t attend place swarming gnome elf even diablos huge boxoffice hit empty seat disciplined cultured audience dominated woman many wearing dress others old trouser poise privilege woman granada fan crowd rumored fluttered unless suddenly copla paralyzed emotion la alhambra granada hailed concurso unas cuantas noches de brillantísima fiesta madrid press comment included declaration muy grande ha sido el éxito del concurso nonetheless manuel de falla became dissatisfied event performance well received memorable although could argued general result concurso somewhat mixed success could well claimed event enjoyable seminal gathering performer aficionado addition followed steady rise status flamenco among cultural intellectual leader spain recording made various cantes little known rediscovered example la caña ancient cante religious overtone chantlike passage made popular vehicle misa flamencathe catholic mass performed flamenco music la caña disappeared twentieth century partially revived granada contest recorded contest winner el tenazas hand stated aim elevating root purity flamenco performance achieved result concurso new era art development dawning period ópera flamenca often disparaged theatrical air brand syncretism merger musical style hence development manuel de falla much admired pure deep song flamenco satisfied yet similar flamenco gathering followed year sevilla cádiz celebrated flamenco concursos several decade later city córdoba celebrated first concurso nacional de cante jondo manifesto de convocatoria expressed reason motif similar articulated concurso granada jerez de la frontera held concurso internacional de arte flamenco event become regular feature flamenco culture flamenco manuel de falla federico garcía lorca diego bermúdez el tenazas cantaor antonio chacón emperador del cante jondo cantaor ramón montoya tocaor manolo ortega el caracol cantaor pastora pavón la niña de los peines cantaora manuel torre niño de jerez cantaor juana vargas juana la macarrona bailaora andrés segovia tocaor granada el concurso de cante jondo archived wayback machine june english translation flamenco world photograph contest archived wayback machine short description 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