Martinetes
A flamenco palo sung a cappella, modulating between major and phrygian modes.
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Martinetes are a flamenco palo within the tonás group, sung a cappella. They are notable for their modulating character, shifting between major and phrygian modes, which distinguishes them from other tonás. The lyrics often reference persecution, prison, and forges. Though attributed to Gypsy smiths, they were likely sung at family gatherings rather than as work songs.
Quick Facts
- Group
- tonás or cantes a palo seco
- Compás when accompanied
- siguiriya
- Stanza form
- cuarteta romanceada (four eight-syllable lines, assonance rhyme abcb)
- Subclassification
- carceleras (prison-themed martinetes)
- Related palo (disputed)
- debla (considered by some a type of martinete, by others a separate palo)
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- Wikipedia: Martinetes (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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