Martinette

from Land of Light, Around the Bay in a Boat by Howard Haigh

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“Martinette”.
A Martinette is a Flamenco song traditionally sung by Gipsy blacksmiths. It is a solo song usually accompanied by the sound of an anvil being beaten.
Here I use a traditional melody as the basis of what is essentially contemporary music. The tune becomes submerged in a deluge of voices struggling towards something intangible: a frenzy of passion that may seem hysterical but is none the less inspiring.

This movement is joined - literally as there is no pause, the two movements seem as one - to “Hola”. The word, as we already know, is derived from the Arabic word for God “Allah”.

lyrics

Martinete
Como esta la fragua
jecha candela de oro
Se me ponen las entranas
cuando te recuerdo, y lloro

Hola!

credits

from Land of Light, Around the Bay in a Boat, released July 15, 2005
Composed by Howard Haigh
Performed by The Hertfordshire Chorus, Howard Haigh & Lava, & conductor David Temple

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Howard Haigh Lancaster, UK

Primarily Guitarist, composer, plus mandolin, harmonica, percussion, various other instruments at a basic but useable level.
also enjoys creating visual work including all the images used here.
Performances worldwide have included Royal Albert Hall, South Bank halls, Barbican Hall. for HM The Queen, BBC TV and Radio, and many more.

Contact: howardhaigh@gmail.com ... more