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FLAMENCO HISTORY

 
1440  

The first document registering the arrival of gypsies in Spain is from 1447.

   
1700s  

Flamenco began to be used as a synonym for the Andalusian gypsy in the 18th Century.

   
1765  

The first flamenco schools appeared between 1765 and 1860.

   
1780  

Golden Age of Flamenco - 1780 is a rough estimate of when the Golden Age of Flamenco is believed to have started . 

   
1842  

What had been an essentially outdoor, outsider, family-oriented activity that focused on cante was transformed beginning in 1842, when Silverio Franconetti founded the first café cantante featuring flamenco in Seville, Spain.

   
1844 Juan Breva (1844-1918), the "king of the malagueña," from the Málaga region was born. He created the first known flamenco malagueñas using the the Málaga region traditional music.
1860's  

Café cantantes were widespread by this time and the audiences were from all social classes and occupations.

   
1869  

Antonio Chacón (flamenco singer), so admired in his own time that the honorific title of Don was often added to his name. Chacón was born in that stronghold of Gypsy cante Jerez de la Frontera in 1869

   
1880  

Birth of Ramone Montoya (1880-1949) , famous flamenco guitarist and founder of the modern style of solo guitar.

   
1885  

Rojo el Alpargatero traveled Andalucía and became an enthusiastic aficionado of cante. He singlehandedly brought flamenco cante to the entire Levante region in 1885.

   
1886  

Chacón was singing in Franconetti¹s café cantante in Seville.

   
1896  

In 1896 Chacón went to La Unión at the invitation of Rojo el Alpargatero.

   
1903  

Pepe Marchena was born - Many credit the non-Gypsy Pepe Marchena (1903-1976) with the almost total destruction of flamenco cante. He adapted flamenco to stage shows that included choruses, orchestra and spoken recitation.

   
1913

Dancer Carmen Amaya born.

1918  

Juan Breva (1844-1918) died at age 74.

   
1921

Antonio ( “El Bailarín” ) Ruiz Soler born.  

1936

Dancer Vicente Escudero died.   
Dancer El Farruco (grandfather of Juan Manuel) was born.  

1929  

Antonio Chacón died in Madrid in 1929.

   
1949  

Death of Ramone Montoya (1880-1949) , famous flamenco guitarist and founder of the modern style of solo guitar.

   
1963

Dancer Carmen Amaya died.  

1976  

Pepe Marchena died.

   
 

 

 

"Flamenco music is believed to have originated in the early 19th cent. from the canto hondo [Sp.,=deep song] of Andalusia, Spain, a highly emotional and tragic type of song accompanied by a guitar."

   
   

The golden age of flamenco is usually considered to be the period between roughly 1780 and 1845. Singing was then the primary aspect of flamenco, dancing and musical accompaniment being secondary. What had been an essentially outdoor, outsider, family-oriented activity that focused on cante was transformed beginning in 1842, when Silverio Franconetti founded the first cafe
 

 

   
1982

Flamenco dancer Juan Manuel ( “El Farruquito” ) Fernández was born.  

 1996  

 Antonio ( “El Bailarín” ) Ruiz Soler died.

 
   
1997

El Farruco died.  




 

  


Bibliography:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/f1/flamenco.asp
http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/nongy/nongy1.htm
http://www.bbc.net.uk/dna/ww2/A500491
http://www.classicalguitarmidi.com/history/flamenco.html

 


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