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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.: 345723
Tango criollo
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759831
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619105
Spielstücke für Strassenmusik & Konzertsaal
for: 1–2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat/E-flat), accordion [guitar], bass, percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351371
for: 2 saxophones (AA/AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 136615
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score, online playback
Item no.: 1027043
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 192600
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 796216
4 clarinets and clarinets quartets
for: Klarinettenensemble
Buch
Item no.: 579153
Variationen über Buenos Aires
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 279712
Tango
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773283
for: Voice
Item no.: 392195
Partitur (Leihmaterial)
Partitur
for: Piano, strings
Conductor score
Item no.: 478742
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 153210
Per Violino E Pianoforte
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1191115
Klassik
for: Guitar and Bandoneon
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 395628
for: Piano (2 hands/4 hands)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 149599
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135010
(Stimmen leihweise erhältlich)
Partitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 326301
for: Oboe, strings
Score
Item no.: 426070
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 156185
for voice and piano
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 659468
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 343141
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724728
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589465
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 739527
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 294705
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 128989
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [tenor saxophone], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4078
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 340236
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 693044
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 208600
for: 4 saxophones
Buch
Item no.: 395669
for: 3 recorders (SAT), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 354575
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 603169
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659615
for: Violin
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622415
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 875052
for: Voice, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1032178
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 139013
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1551475
for: Combo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1543384
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 634625
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 814021
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1551474
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book, DVD
Item no.: 612007
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 637362
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 295509