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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: 2 violins, viola, cello [3 violins, cello]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136525
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 694344
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 604639
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 245873
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 491841
for: Accordion
Item no.: 356915
14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655941
for: Violin, piano
Spielpartitur, Stimme, Sammelband
Item no.: 612195
Fünf Tänze für drei Saxophone (AAT)
for: 3 saxophones (AAT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 582999
10 tangos and other pieces for Alto Saxophone
for: Alto saxophone; piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1703145
für Klavier solo (leicht spielbar mit Fingersätzen)
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1355486
for: Alto saxophone; piano ad lib.
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1690761
10 tangos and other pieces for Clarinet in Bb
for: Clarinet (B flat); piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1703134
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 100039
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 334334
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 560133
for: Piano
Item no.: 343727
for: Singstimme Violine, BAND (AKK), Klavier
Study score
Item no.: 382768
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 617953
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 298103
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473898
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473966
for: Choral
Choir score
Item no.: 484927
clarinet quartet (2 Bb clar, Eb alto clar (or 3d Bb clar), bass clar.)
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1530973
Regina Konzert + Tanz Serie
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 374764
for: Accordion
Item no.: 265719
Tango Argentino für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 337250
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 405374
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 310352
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 414979
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 564821
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score
Item no.: 168250
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 363084
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1105189
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000354
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 222362
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Mandolin 2
Item no.: 292826
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 265871
for: Trumpet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1649568
for: Trumpet, String Orchetra & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649566
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