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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.
Score
Item no.: 279720
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 177241
(Stimmen leihweise erhältlich)
Partitur
for: 2 FL 2 OB 2 KLAR 2 FAG 4 HRN 3 TRP 3 POS TUBA SCHLAGZ PK STR
Conductor score
Item no.: 225851
Album
Album: Todo Buenos Aires/La Mufa/Lunfardo/Tango del Diabolo u. a.
for: Piano (2 hands/4 hands)
Item no.: 136412
Three Finnish Tangos
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 655830
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 218619
for: FL KLAR HRN FAG VL KLAV
Score
Item no.: 314852
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 289074
for: Accordion, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 135533
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311664
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 948246
for: 2 clarinets [saxophones] (same pitch)
Ensemble score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 4886
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724444
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1561407
Tango toujours für Akkordeon
for: Accordion
Music score, CD
Item no.: 369375
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part bass)
Item no.: 775059
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 480306
for: Piano 4 hands
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3993
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612288
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 170897
for: Accordion
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 623426
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 277460
for: 2 flutes, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562756
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 602953
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 674429
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619104
John Williams Signature Edition
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 572466
Selected Greatest Hits by Carlos Gardel arranged for Piano Solo by Luis Bacalov
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 656099
for: Guitar, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 271120
for: Accordion, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 367595
Tango argentino
Arrangement
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 745251
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 557891
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664239
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 661029
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 370082
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 183963
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 561338
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473980
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 139134
für Violine und Akkordeon (oder zwei Akkordeone)
for: Violin, accordion [2 accordions]
Score, solo part
Item no.: 557830
für Bandoneon und Streichquartett
Set aus Partitur und Stimmen
for: Bandoneon, string quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 290731
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 640911
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 578299
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 693045
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 342502
for: Bandoneon, piano
Score
Item no.: 170406
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 231116