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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: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 295509
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score, CD
Item no.: 216308
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 199910
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 606342
for: Accordion orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876163
for: Bandoneon
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1701825
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 584874
for: Combo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1543381
for: Saxophone
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622413
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806109
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014462
for: Violin; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD (anthology)
Item no.: 583755
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 392731
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 373038
for: Flexible wind ensemble (5 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1169908
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 368679
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 814167
for: Violin
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 1701827
for: Choral
Choir score
Item no.: 484930
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 668629
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1651734
1926
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 683384
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 212659
for: Salon orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 479446
Text von Homero Exposito
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 151757
Tango From Scent Of A Woman
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531070
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 211205
Tango (mit Bandoneónstimme)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 218116
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 301582
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1560158
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Item no.: 410472
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 248551
13 grillenhafte Stücke für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 242711
Traditionelle Tangos und Milonga für Blechbläser (Ensemble/Posaunenchor)
Spielpartitur Trompeten in B
for: Brass ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 662465
8 Tangos
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1022070
Zwei Stücke für vier Gitarren und Bass (optional)
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 682232
sur des mélodies de Carlos Gardel (no. 5-7)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665891
Arco String Publications
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1061159
Stimmen
Stimmen
for: FL E-GIT KB BAND KLAV
Set of parts
Item no.: 175692
Stimmensatz
Stimmensatz
for: BAND OB KB KLAV
Set of parts
Item no.: 339325
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 197242
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531071
for: Violine, BAND E-Gitarre, Kontrabass Klavier SPR
Score
Item no.: 482561
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 338094
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 363082
for: 4 accordions
Score
Item no.: 350031
for: Saxophone, trombone, violin, viola, piano, audio tape
Score
Item no.: 642627