Saeta

The title of this article is ambiguous. Saeta was also the name of the airline Sociedad Anónima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aéreos and the Spanish jet aircraft Hispano Aviación HA-200 .

Saeta singer

The Saeta ( Span. , Arrow 'or' spontaneous outburst ') is a the Flamenco related religious Bitt singing , especially on the occasion of the annual processions during Semana Santa (the Holy Week ) in Andalusia is heard.

The Saeta is usually sung by a single singer, who usually stands on a balcony along the processional route, without instrumental accompaniment and often spontaneously. Most of the Saetas are dedicated to the Virgenes , i.e. the statues of Mary , but there are also Saetas in honor of some of the most popular Christ figures. The paso with the sung picture continues during the singing.

As a souvenir and as a thank you, the supervisor hands the singer a flower over the paso, which he takes from the paso.

The Saeta probably developed from a corrupted form of the liturgical psalmody at the end of the 18th century .

literature

• Israel J. Katz:  Saeta. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, material part, volume 8 (flute suite). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1998, ISBN 3-7618-1109-8 , Sp. 830-831 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)