TIENTO

Tiento is a musical form and flamenco palo originating in Spain in the mid-15th century. It is formally analogous to the fantasia (fantasy), found in England, Germany, and the Low Countries, and also the ricercare, first found in Italy. The word derives from the Spanish verb tentar (to try out), and was originally applied to music for various instruments. By the end of the 16th century the tiento was exclusively a keyboard form, especially of organ music. It continued to be the predominant form in the Spanish organ tradition through the time of Cabanilles, and developed many variants. Additionally, many 20th century composers have written works entitled "tiento."
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n. feeling, touch

v. try; tease; tempt, entice

(SONG AND DANCE FORM. CANE JONDO) Tiento means touch. Those who believe that Tientos came before Tangos would probably say something like; If Solea is the mother of flamenco, then Tientos is the father.
Tientos is usually notated in 2/4. It has a character which is jondo, majestic and sensual, and much slower than the tangos. It is normally played in the A Phrygian mode. Although the compas is the same as tangos, some beats are prolonged and others are cut short. This can look really messy and confusing in music notation. The best way to learn the compas of Tientos is by listening and imitation.

= entice, lure, tempt.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
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* tentar el paladar = tempt + Posesivo + palate.
* tentar la providencia = tempt + providence.
* tentar la suerte = dance with + the devil.