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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.
Een prachtig Tangolied
Tango
Metropolis Archive Series
for: Voice, guitar
Performance scores
Item no.: 1651851
for: 5 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1164663
for: 5 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691201
Transcriptionen Fuer Gitarre
for: Guitar
Item no.: 472817
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 564491
Klassik
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 615382
Klassik
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615380
for: Accordion
Item no.: 347536
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1664306
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010432
Paisaje - Titeres - Pastoral - Toccata
Paisaje/Titeres/Pastoral/Toccata
for: Piano
Item no.: 218117
String Attack
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 579660
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669162
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 270573
Saxophon-Quintett
for: 5 saxophones (AATTBar/SATTT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433004
for: Mouth organ, piano
SOLO ST
Item no.: 616519
10 Tango-Oldtimer (1928-1958) für Klavier / Gitarre und Singstimme ad lib.
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 190856
for: Piano
Item no.: 469122
for two Bandoneons, two Violins, Double Bass, Piano
for: 2 Bandoneons, violins, cello, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 681681
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 621241
Kammermusik für fünf Instrumente
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 644888
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 364804
for: Cello solo, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1671117
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1061301
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678667
for: GES KLAV BAND PERC GIT STR
Score
Item no.: 284026
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473902
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 484929
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score
Item no.: 581990
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 690860
for: Flute, marimba, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1008867
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1551919
for: Piano
Item no.: 350228
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 261753
for: Saxophone, Bandoneon, Piano and Double Bass
Buch
Item no.: 160318
12 Favorite Pieces in easy arrangements for alto saxophone
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 644209
for: Oboe [soprano saxophone / trumpet], concert band
Score
Item no.: 1011150
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 446669
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 278652
Striking
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740531
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752513
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 743128
based on “El Choclo” by Ángel Villoldo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725456
op. 165/2
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724628
for: Guitar, Piano, Violin
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638786
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554035
for: Accordion
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1561149
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 746593