Added: 11/16/2005 |
Bullfighting music songs ? have you heard anything of the kind?What would you tell about the person who visited Spain without seeing bullfighting and listening to the majestic music? Probably it would be correct to say that he understood nothing about the country.
Corrida will give you a choice to understand the nature and heart of a Spaniard because it has been an integral part of the Spanish way of life in the space of many centuries. And bullfighting music songs can be a means for you to come into the world of real tremendous emotions in which every Spaniard lives.
Don't think that such a cruel sight as Corrida cannot be an exciting performance. Bullfighting subsists like a real spectacle with orchestra, toreros, picadors, bulls and horses considered to be the actors. Even the governor of the city plays a special role. He gives the signal to begin the bullfighting, and sounds of triumphal passadoble meet the riders. After closing Corrida the governor awards the prize "bull ear" to the most talented torero. Although the final word always belongs to the public.
The orchestra plays during the whole show for to intensify keenness of impressions when bulls rush to toreadors moving like ballet dancers with red cloaks. Passadoble is majestic and glorious dance of Corrida. "Dance of love and death" is what you can hear about it, passadoble has metallic notes and an after-taste of death. All around the world people know it like a ballroom dance despite of its primary destination to be "soundtrack" of Corrida. It is filled with great ardor and dramatic tension like all the bullfighting music songs. Listening to them can turn you into a Corrida player, and make you sense like a Spaniard.
Bullfighting is not sport, but a kind of sacrifice ritual, playing with luxury decorations and artsy, melodramatic music. That is why like any playing, Spanish Corrida has special bullfighting music songs. This music runs in the blood of the most of musicians in sunshine Spain. So, a great amount of bullfighting music artists feel very honorable to compose and play bullfighting music songs inspired with reckless courage, pride in the extreme, real fortitude and deep passion for risk.
Lots of affectionate and sorrowful ballads exist in Spain music art, where you can hear about toreros devoting their feats to beautiful ladies; thoughtful songs about pain and the death of pride of failed bullfighters.
Bullfighting music songs and compositions are actually popular not only in Spain. You can hear variations on this theme in countries of Latin America and all the former colonies of Spain, where musicians play their music in parks and streets. It is able to create unique atmosphere in any place it sounds.
Sometimes these melodies include sounds of bagpipes, harmonica, sci-fi effects, violin, castanets, wood blocks, bird calls, and ocean waves.
Besides special collections of bullfighting songs Motives and associations with Corrida appear in music works of Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos and Elvis Costello, La Paloma and El Gato. It is possible to find them in early U2 or R.E.M., Havalina etc.
Anywhere Spanish language sounds bullfighting music songs and lyrics are highly prized. Interestingly such music becomes congenial and clear for very different people because they find strong emotional experience of love and detestation, pride and yearning, happiness and sorrows. Try to listen to these ethnic treasures of Spain - the bullfighting music songs, and you will find yourself in Spain just now!
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