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{{short description|Guitar finger strumming technique associated with flamenco music}}
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'''Rasgueado''' is a guitar technique employed in [[classical guitar|classical]] and [[flamenco]] styles of [[guitar]] playing, allowing rhythmically precise, and often rapid, strumming patterns to be created.
'''Rasgueado''' (also called '''Golpeado''',<ref name="Grove">{{Cite encyclopedia |author=Robert Strizich|author2= James Tyler|date=2001|entry=Rasgueado [golpeado] (Sp.; It. battuto; Fr. batterie)|encyclopedia=Grove Music Online|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22914}}</ref> '''Rageo''' (spelled so or '''Rajeo'''), '''Rasgueo''' or '''Rasgeo''' in [[Andalusian Spanish|Andalusian]] dialect and flamenco jargon, or even occasionally '''Rasqueado''') is a [[guitar]] finger [[strum]]ming technique commonly associated with [[flamenco]] guitar music. It is also used in [[classical guitar|classical]] and other [[fingerstyle guitar]] picking techniques. The rasgueado is executed using the fingers of the strumming hand in rhythmically precise, and often rapid, strumming patterns.<ref name="Grove"/> The important characteristic of this strumming style is the fingernail (outer) side of the finger tips (as opposed to their fleshy inner side) is also used, and in such case, in reverse of the way it is done when the fleshy side of the finger tips is used, namely downward (index, middle, ring and little finger) and upward (thumb).<ref>Chapman, Richard (2003). The New Complete Guitarist, Dorling Kindersley (revised edition), pp. 66-67. {{Full|date=July 2014}}</ref>

[[Paco De Lucia]] is considerd to be the most advanced rasgueado player, beacause he uses three fingers in a splendid way.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Pepe-Romero-La-Cumparsita.flac|Rasqueado in La Cumparsita by Pepe Romero|thumb]]
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Prior to the 19th century, the terms ''battuto'' (from the Italian) and ''golpeado'' were sometimes used to describe the technique.<ref name="Grove"/> Although originating in the classical tradition, the technique is most often associated with [[flamenco guitar]].


Its use in classical music is limited today, but examples of pieces employing rasgueado are "[[Chants_d'Espagne#1._Prelude|Asturias]]" (composed for piano by [[Isaac Albéniz]] but often played in arrangement for guitar), [[Manuel de Falla|Manuel de Falla's]] "The Miller's Dance" (a [[farruca]] from ''[[The Three-Cornered Hat]]''). It is also heard in the Rodrigo [[Concierto de Aranjuez]]. Modern applications of the rasgueado technique can be seen in Luciano Berio's "Sequenza XI" and [[Tristan Murail]]'s solo guitar piece [[Tellur]]. This technique is used in the arrangements of [[Pepe Romero]], [[Paco de Lucía]] and other representatives of the style of "[[new flamenco]]".
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Before the 19th century, the terms ''battuto'' and ''golpeado'' were commonly used to describe the same technique. Although originating in the classic tradition, the technique is most often associated with [[Flamenco guitar]].


==Technique==
==Technique==
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In contrast to ordinary strumming, which is usually done either with a plectrum, or with several fingers as a unit, rasgueado generally uses only one digit (finger, thumb, etc.) for each strum; this means that multiple strums can be done more quickly than usual by using multiple digits in quick succession. Furthermore the outer (fingernail) side of the finger tips that is also used and, as a result, in that case, the strumming direction is reversed from the usual one, so it's a downstroke for the four fingers and an upstroke for the thumb.
Flamenco guitarists often build up their fingernails using layers of silk and superglue to protect the nail from breaking. There is some loss of tonal quality with this practice, but without it, rasgueado is likely to break most fingernails after a time.
The wooden table of the guitar is protected from the reinforced nails by a plastic plate called a "[[Pickguard|golpeador]]" which is stuck to the front beneath the soundhole.


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There are several types of rasgueado, but the two main divisions are those that employ the [[forearm]] and [[thumb]] in conjunction and those that incorporate only the [[finger]]s. Of course, both approaches can be combined to allow for the use of all digits on the [[hand]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2007}}
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In distinction with ordinary strumming, which is usually done either with a plectrum, or with one clump of fingers at a time, rasgueado generally uses only one digit (finger, thumb, etc) for each strum; this means that multiple strums can be done more quickly than usual by using multiple digits in quick succession.


==Application==
Tip: especially while learning, this should only be tried on nylon-string guitars, in order to avoid bleeding of the cuticles.


Application of the technique is generally required to achieve the rapid strumming and complex rhythms used in flamenco music.
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There are several types of rasgueado, but the two main divisions are those that employ the [[forearm]] and [[thumb]] in conjunction and those that incorporate only the [[finger]]s. Of course, both approaches can be combined to allow for the use of all digits on the [[hand]]. {{Fact|date=March 2007}}


==Application==
== References ==
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Application of the technique is generally required to achieve the extremely rapid strumming used in flamenco, but once learned, the techniques are generally applicable to strumming, and can alter the player's entire approach to strumming and rhythm guitar.


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://archive.org/details/Rasgueados_Are_For_Everyone Rasgueados Are for Everyone: ] rasgueado method ebook on Internet Archive
* [http://members.aol.com/BuleriaChk/private/compas/guitar1/guitar1.htm Introduction to Flamenco]<br>

* [http://www.geocities.com/nitaro74/rass.htm Rasgueados are for Everyone: ] rasgueado method
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Rasgueado (also called Golpeado,[1] Rageo (spelled so or Rajeo), Rasgueo or Rasgeo in Andalusian dialect and flamenco jargon, or even occasionally Rasqueado) is a guitar finger strumming technique commonly associated with flamenco guitar music. It is also used in classical and other fingerstyle guitar picking techniques. The rasgueado is executed using the fingers of the strumming hand in rhythmically precise, and often rapid, strumming patterns.[1] The important characteristic of this strumming style is the fingernail (outer) side of the finger tips (as opposed to their fleshy inner side) is also used, and in such case, in reverse of the way it is done when the fleshy side of the finger tips is used, namely downward (index, middle, ring and little finger) and upward (thumb).[2]

History

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Rasqueado in La Cumparsita by Pepe Romero

Prior to the 19th century, the terms battuto (from the Italian) and golpeado were sometimes used to describe the technique.[1] Although originating in the classical tradition, the technique is most often associated with flamenco guitar.

Its use in classical music is limited today, but examples of pieces employing rasgueado are "Asturias" (composed for piano by Isaac Albéniz but often played in arrangement for guitar), Manuel de Falla's "The Miller's Dance" (a farruca from The Three-Cornered Hat). It is also heard in the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez. Modern applications of the rasgueado technique can be seen in Luciano Berio's "Sequenza XI" and Tristan Murail's solo guitar piece Tellur. This technique is used in the arrangements of Pepe Romero, Paco de Lucía and other representatives of the style of "new flamenco".

Technique

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In contrast to ordinary strumming, which is usually done either with a plectrum, or with several fingers as a unit, rasgueado generally uses only one digit (finger, thumb, etc.) for each strum; this means that multiple strums can be done more quickly than usual by using multiple digits in quick succession. Furthermore the outer (fingernail) side of the finger tips that is also used and, as a result, in that case, the strumming direction is reversed from the usual one, so it's a downstroke for the four fingers and an upstroke for the thumb. Flamenco guitarists often build up their fingernails using layers of silk and superglue to protect the nail from breaking. There is some loss of tonal quality with this practice, but without it, rasgueado is likely to break most fingernails after a time. The wooden table of the guitar is protected from the reinforced nails by a plastic plate called a "golpeador" which is stuck to the front beneath the soundhole.

There are several types of rasgueado, but the two main divisions are those that employ the forearm and thumb in conjunction and those that incorporate only the fingers. Of course, both approaches can be combined to allow for the use of all digits on the hand. [citation needed]

Application

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Application of the technique is generally required to achieve the rapid strumming and complex rhythms used in flamenco music.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robert Strizich; James Tyler (2001). "Rasgueado [golpeado] (Sp.; It. battuto; Fr. batterie)". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22914.
  2. ^ Chapman, Richard (2003). The New Complete Guitarist, Dorling Kindersley (revised edition), pp. 66-67. [full citation needed]
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