artists play already created falsetas or improvise new falsetas which are then put together to form the whole piece. A falseta can be roughly comparable...

verses (called copla, tercio, or letras), punctuated by guitar interludes (falsetas). The guitarist also provides a short introduction setting the tonality...

where he was noticed by later bossa nova pioneers. His first single, "Falseta" was released in 1952, with a debut album following in 1961. Over his career...

middle and end. The guajira usually begins with an introductory section (falseta) by the guitar which is based on the basic guajira harmony. The guitar...

was seen blocking the path, so the llaneros, armed with a knife and his falseta, had to sank underwater to catch the alligator and get it out of the way...

to verdiales(2:18, 502Kb). This example shows some of the more common falsetas you are likely to hear at an informal flamenco performance. Get to know...

famous. Paco's brother Ramón idolized Niño Ricardo, and taught his complex falsetas to his young brother, who would learn them with relative ease and change...

entrada, letra (dictated by the singer), escobilla, 2nd letra, a danced falseta and final escobilla performed by the dancer. Federico García Lorca (1998)...

plucking of the strings with index, middle and ring fingers when playing falsetas. Picado: Single-line scale passages performed by playing alternately with...

strings atravesarse for the guitarist - cutting corners and rhythm during a falseta, making the dancer's job difficult babeio repeated meaningless sounds such...