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There are many theories about the origin of the tango. The word tango is thought to have been used in the Congo, the Gulf of Guinea and the South Sudan to refer to a meeting place. There is evidence of the same word being used for slave dance meetings in Buenos Aires, and also in Montevideo as early as 1789.
Names of other Latin American dances also have African origins, such as the milonga or the candombe, but this does not mean that the tango originates from African Music. The tango, born on both sides of the Rio de La Plata between Argentina and Uruguay, is the musical result of waves of immigration in the mid-19th century, a wonderful mixture of cultures, rhythms and musical forms including the Payada, Milonga, Habanera, Andalusian Tango, Mazurka, Polka, Waltz, Zarzuela, Sainete and many more.
Although the bandoneon is synonymous with tango today, it did not feature in tango music until the late 19th century. Until then, the line-up consisted of guitar, violin and flute. The flute gradually disappeared, being replaced by the piano, and shortly after the bandoneon was introduced.
In 1925, the Tangos by Carlos Gardel achieved international fame, with hits such as Por una cabeza and Volver, and along with Astor Piazzolla, in the film adaptation of El día que me quieras, named after the famous tango.
Through the works of Astor Piazzolla, particularly his Adiós Nonino, and classical composers like Igor Stravinsky, with his Tango by Stravinsky, the tango has become an integral part of classical concerts world-wide.
for: Bandoneon, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 472833
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 693047
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 179818
14 lateinamerikanische Tänze für drei Violinen
Learning with Fun
for: 3 violins
Score, Parts
Item no.: 328558
based on “Por una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 746592
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 659631
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 577200
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 431483
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 478115
for: Flute, guitar
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 190302
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473969
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 224424
for: Piano
Item no.: 262321
Einzelausgabe
Music score
Item no.: 410508
bearbeitet für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin [cello], piano
Music score
Item no.: 186401
MUSICA SACRA
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311673
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473988
für Bandoneon-Quintett
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 133130
nach Tschaikowsky op.77b
Aus dem Roman Schwanenröschen von Tschaikowsky
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 339287
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio) [3 cellos]
Set of parts
Item no.: 563206
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473963
for: Bandoneon, strings
Score
Item no.: 472835
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 991022
for: 2 clarinets [saxophones] (same pitch)
Ensemble score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 4551
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 432449
Band 1
for: 4 cellos
Score, set of parts (anthology)
Item no.: 153985
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612316
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 338126
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619105
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score, online playback
Item no.: 1027043
for: 2 saxophones (AA/AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 136615
Spielstücke für Strassenmusik & Konzertsaal
for: 1–2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), accordion [guitar], bass, percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351371
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 345723
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 192600
for: Cello, piano
Book
Item no.: 632030
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 157065
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 796216
4 clarinets and clarinets quartets
for: Klarinettenensemble
Buch
Item no.: 579153
Variationen über Buenos Aires
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 279712
Tango
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773283
for: Voice
Item no.: 392195
Partitur (Leihmaterial)
Partitur
for: Piano, strings
Conductor score
Item no.: 478742
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 153210
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 128989
Per Violino E Pianoforte
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1191115
Klassik
for: Guitar and Bandoneon
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 395628
for: Piano (2 hands/4 hands)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 149599
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 693044