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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
Item no.: 154737
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1043426
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 218110
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473975
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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from the music to the film "Agony" and the opera "Life with an Idiot"
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473984
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
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for: Voice, violin, bandoneon, electric guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: Flute [violin], piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, double bass
2 Performance scores
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for Violin, Violoncello and Piano
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: Violin [cello], piano
Piano score, parts
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for: Violin [flute/clarinet (B-flat)], piano; guitar, bass ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 335466
for: FL BAND KLAV GIT VIB PERC STR
Score
Item no.: 143657
for string quartet or string orchestra
for: String orchestra [2 violins, viola, cello (quartet)]
Score
Item no.: 193718
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Piano, orchestra
Score
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for: Violin, piano
Music score
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for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, Solo parts
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for: Flute, piano
Music score
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Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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for: 2 guitars
2 Performance scores
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for: 2 accordions (duet)
Music score
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for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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for: Bandoneon, string quartet
Set of parts
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for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
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for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
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for: FL OB KLAR FAG BAND STR
Score
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for: Voice, piano
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for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
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for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
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12 Tangos for Alto Saxophone & Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
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for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
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