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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.
Tango argentino
Arrangement
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 745113
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664674
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 290765
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635915
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir book, CD-Rom
Item no.: 602772
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 177152
Amazing Classics from Argentina for two Violoncellos
World Music
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 361740
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 432385
for: Streichquartett (und Kontrabass ad libitum)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 580095
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 558338
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 661927
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102429
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643363
for: 2 Trumpets & 2 Trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643355
10 tangos and other pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 444895
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662417
for: Trumpet or Flugelhorn & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662416
Grundlegende Schule des Tangospiels
for: Violin; piano ad lib.
Music lesson book, piano accompaniment, 2 play-along CDs
Item no.: 1688007
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725459
Excited
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724450
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365582
9 Tangos for Violin, Cello and Piano
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 756778
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643534
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612314
for: Accordion
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612304
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612279
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589963
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589761
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594452
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 591490
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595926
for: Trumpet, String Orchestra, Trombone, Guitar, Accordion, Piano, Harp & 2 Percussions
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663183
Concert transcription (Godowsky)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 746641
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251623
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250851
for: Trumpet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589463
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308632
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286702
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1308680
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312964
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312956
for: Clarinet, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312948
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312938
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658148
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 560644
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1107106
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 560893
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 338654
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