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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: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 248550
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 339541
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 410371
for: Piano
Item no.: 332944
Edition Melton Tubaquartett
for: 4 tubas [trombones/baritone horns/tenor horns]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 166958
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 350928
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473972
for: Oboe, Viola, Double Bass and Piano
Score
Item no.: 921623
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 1190703
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Mandolin 1
Item no.: 292825
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 891252
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 273447
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 273316
for: BAND ORCH
Rental scores
Item no.: 367447
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 816792
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 331261
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 851190
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 298803
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 220034
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1713516
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 328404
Tango
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1632124
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 155791
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586760
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 194737
Book
Item no.: 1595001
Tango-Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 410370
Honeyrock
for: 2 marimbas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469302
Tangos Por Tonos
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 370321
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 405115
for: Cello [violin], piano
Item no.: 489507
for: Piano 4 hands
2 EX
Item no.: 581996
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 474955
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1532247
Ballade für einen Verrückten
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1032089
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 229496