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A bulerias is a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats with emphasis in two general forms as follows:
Flamenco dancer Belen Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is a song, music and dance style which is strongly influenced by the Gitanos, but which has its deeper roots in Moorish and Jewish musical traditions. ...
1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12] or
1 2 [3] 4 5 6 [7] [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]
It may also be broken down into a measure of 6/8 followed by a measure of 3/4 counted as such:
[1] 2 3 [4] 5 6 [1] a [2] a [3] a
[12] 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 When performed, the buleria usually starts on beat twelve of the compas, so the accented beat is heard first.
It is played at about 240 beats per minute, most commonly in an A-phrygian mode, with a sharpened third to make A major the root chord. A typical rasgueado (a strumming pattern that sets the rhythm) involves only the A and B-flat chords as follows: A rasgueado or rasgueo is a technical strum in flamenco guitar that uses the back of the fingernails in sequence to give the impression of a very rapid strum. ...
A A [Bb] - - [Bb] A [A] A [A] - [A]
It originated from Jerez, originally as a fast, upbeat ending to soleares or alegrias (which share the same rhythm and are still often ended this way). It is among the most popular and dramatic of the flamenco forms. The name bulerias comes from the Spanish word burlar, meaning "to mock". see: Jerez de la Frontera Jerez was a small independent emirate created c. ...
Soleares, one of the most basic forms of Flamenco music, probably originated around Cádiz in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. ...
Alegr as is a flamenco style, which has a rhythm consisting of 12 beats. ...
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