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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: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643638
for: Solo for Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Violin or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259988
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553288
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561492
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612306
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
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for: Accordion orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 483403
for: 2 flutes [violins]
Sheet music, audio files
Item no.: 4722
for: Diatonic accordion
Music book (tablature)
Item no.: 797827
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 428875
12 Favorite Pieces in easy arrangements for trumpet
for: Trumpet
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 681836
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 337445
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102450
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 667208
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 664808
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 170238
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 461446
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665264
14 tangos and other pieces for Violin
for: Violin; piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1692175
for: Bandoneon, Piano, Violin, Cello, Double Bass, Instrument
Sheet music
Item no.: 1692253
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 332908
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 584343
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 431696
for: Voice, guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 199125
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 362529
Eight intermediate-level tango classics
World Music
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 670726
for: 3 cellos
Score, part
Item no.: 635374
for: Viola
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 210223
Item no.: 614112
for: VL BAND KB KLAV
4 Performance scores
Item no.: 175265
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 377243
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 222865
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 429854
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219851
for: Violin [flute], cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 608405
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 556881
for: 2 recorders (SA), piano
Item no.: 561348
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112831
Il Tango Della Sorpresa
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1677373
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 178178
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 369715
im Einsatz
Aus der Serie "Light & flexi"
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796978
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475217
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 335586
Tango. Stimmen
Tango. Stimmen
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 340395
Six Feuilles d'Album
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 420400
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