Klarinet Archive - Posting 000510.txt from 2000/11

From: "BHunter" <bhunter@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Duende
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 03:23:19 -0500

<><> Avrham wrote:
Duende - from Spanish meaning goblin or spirit. A special quality or
charm that makes one irresistibly attractive.=20

<><> Bill Wright wrote:
Is this what Grove says? I found the meaning that you gave above
in a Spanish-English dictionary, but I think that "duende" has a
separate musical meaning.... I'm not sure, however.

<><> Bruce Hunter writes:

For what it's worth,

Donn E. Pohren, in "The Art of Flamenco", wrote:

"Desolate cantes followed, each further fomenting the dejection of the =
impressionable gypsies. Moments such as these incite the jondo in men, =
and the miracle of duende occurs; for the duende is the exposure of =
one's soul, its misery and suffering, love and hate, offered without =
embarrassment or resentment. It is a cry of despair, a release of =
tortured emotions, to be found in its true profundity only in real life =
situations..."

Not a definitive answer, to be sure, but maybe a tiny opening in a small =
window?
Bruce Hunter

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