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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.
Single edition
Item no.: 406119
for: VL KLAV (+ GES)
Item no.: 211733
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1032091
for: Violin, guitar, accordion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 474175
for: Accordion and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 585242
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 254679
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1001339
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1001246
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 463115
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238670
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650393
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650390
for: Trumpet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1650170
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649737
for: Fanfare Band/Saxophone/Trumpet
Item no.: 1710150
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 563110
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 553581
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 221318
for: 6 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1713521
Cavaquinho, why are you crying
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1713517
for: Salon orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 217834
sax choir (sopr,3 alto,2 ten, bar)
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531164
for: Accordion, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1190765
Evangelien-Rockmotette (Rocktango&Swing) zum 21. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Motette Nr. 6 aus "Sieben Rockmotetten nach den Evangelien"
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 673239
for: Accordion orchestra
ST
Item no.: 631243
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 577149
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 252703
for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373678
for: Flexible big band (6 wind instruments, rhythm-group); more winds ad lib.
Item no.: 410118
Tanz Turnier Titel
for: Big band
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 327100
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 410681
Tango-Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 410450
for: Wind ensemble
Schweizer Stimme
Item no.: 410373
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 405842
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 377661
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473909
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 348122
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 346245
for: Gemischter Chor (SSAATBarB)
Score
Item no.: 150069
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 363083
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 385734