Endecha

In today's world, Endecha is a topic that has gained great relevance due to its impact on different aspects of daily life. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Endecha has become increasingly important in contemporary society. From politics to economics, through culture and education, Endecha has significantly influenced the development of different areas. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the importance of Endecha and its impact on various aspects of daily life.

The endecha (often used in the plural endechas[1]) is a subgenre of lament, planto, found in early Iberian music.[2] It usually indicates a metrical composition of 4 lines with 6 or 7 syllables.[3] The endecha is essentially a musical form; a hexasyllable.

The verb endechar - to lament, to sing endechas, is rarely encountered,[4] though found in testimonies by Alfonso de Palencia. It comes from the time before the Expulsion of 1492, and was used within the Jewish community,[5] though popular poems in Galicia already used this type of versification.[6][7]

Compositions

  • A prelude in Dm by Francisco Tárrega
  • 5 Endechas for classical guitar by Alfonso Montes. ECH769

Recordings

  • Endechar - Lament for Spain (Sephardic Romances and Songs). Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla, Ferrero. Naxos 2010.

References

  1. ^ Jack Sage and Susana Friedmann (2001). "Endechas". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.08782. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. ^ Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe: endecha :1. f. Canción triste o de lamento. ♦ Más en pl.
  3. ^ 2. Composición métrica de cuatro versos de seis o siete sílabas, generalmente asonantados.
  4. ^ endechar "(De endecha); V de la 1ª conjugación; regular (modelo: cantar). 1. (intr.) Cantar endechas en honor de los difuntos. 2. (intr. pronominal) Afligirse o lamentarse: ahora el mal ya está hecho y no sirve de nada endecharse. Sinónimos Llorar, plañir, afligirse, condolerse, entristecerse, lamentarse. Antónimos Alegrarse, reír. ( 1) Endechar.
  5. ^ Naxos
  6. ^ R. O. Jones, Pedro M. Cátedra Siglo de oro: prosa y poesía 1983 ...por otra parte, ya los poemas populares de Galicia utilizan este tipo de versificación,
  7. ^ Manuel Alvar, Endechas judeo-españolas, Granada, 1953