The tango - how can there be so much feeling in so few notes? Browse our sheet music and scores, try works by Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla and many more, and immerse yourself in the electrifying world of tango with Stretta Music today!
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.
10 tangos and other pieces
for: Violin; piano ad lib.
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1211426
for: Double Bass, Bandoneon and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 270410
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 187455
for: Solo for Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Violin or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314640
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286730
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286727
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286715
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286708
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286700
for: Trio for Eb Cornet, Bb Cornet, Flugelhorn & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298721
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308679
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307509
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307508
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589431
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589353
for: 2 violins, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1694716
for: 2 Cornets & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1694509
for: 2 Eb Horns & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1694505
for: Brass Ensemble (10 Players)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1694315
for: Violin, F or Eb Horn, Piano & Drums
Sheet music
Item no.: 1716320
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 145153
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643367
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643360
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 590492
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1743095
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1743046
for: Violin, F or Eb Horn, Piano & Drums
Sheet music
Item no.: 1745453
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250855
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250853
for: 5 clarinets (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229997
for: 5 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229996
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229990
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229978
for: Treble recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229974
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1229966
for: Solo for Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet (Cornet), F Horn, Eb Horn, Alto Trombone, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Violoncello or Contrabass & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643643
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643530
for: Trombone, Brass Ensemble (10 or 11 Players) & 2 Percussions
Sheet music
Item no.: 1742064
for: Violin [trumpet/clarinet/alto saxophone], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3686
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252032
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 621658
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643441
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211617
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614912
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 636193
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 617587
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692616
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 659373
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