Falseta
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A Falseta is part of a Flamenco song, much as a sentence is part of a paragraph. The artists improvise their own falsetas which are then put together to form the whole song. Most Flamenco forms have strongly defined rhythmic patterns.
Examples
The Soleares and Alegrias and other palos could be explained as two beats of 3/4-time and two beats of 6/8 time, although the accents are different than in 'normal' (western classical) measures
1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]
The Farrucas, are 2 measures of 4/4 time, the falsetas each having of 8 beats:
[1] 2 [3] 4 [5] 6 [7] 8
Most other forms follow these two basic rhythms, though there can be considerable variation, such as the Granadina.