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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.
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 622029
for: Vibraphone, marimba
Score, part
Item no.: 677551
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676925
for: Flute, violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619159
for: Violine, Bandoneon, E-Orgel, Kontrabass, Klavier
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 335781
Score, Parts
Item no.: 479172
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 566209
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1639104
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 775574
for: moderne Tangostücke für Gitarre incl.Einspielung auf CD
Music score
Item no.: 286802
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1562667
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 109486
for: Violin, viola
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 300967
14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play Along
for: Trumpet
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655964
8 Tangos for Violin and Piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 602643
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 581842
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, CD (with parts to print yourself)
Item no.: 697504
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 191704
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 306899
for: Guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 334663
for: Sopran-Saxophon, Alt-Saxophon, Tenor-Saxophon und Bariton-Saxophon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 343608
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 669248
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 738256
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 658893
for: String quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286738
10 tangos and other pieces for Trumpet in Bb
for: Trumpet (B-flat); piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1703132
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 358587
for: Piano
Item no.: 356752
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 400746
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473877
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 553349
12 Famous Argentine Tangos
for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288104
for: Cello
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 659619
Per Flauto E Pianoforte
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 1190910
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1665407
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090399
for: Euphonium, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1629053
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 601186
Score, 7 Single part
Item no.: 562088
Klassik
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615381
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 615377
for: Piano
Item no.: 248691
for: Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 364833
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484339
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484338
für Klavier, Orgel, Bandoneon, Altsaxophon, E-Gitarre, Schlagzeug, Kontrabaß, (Synthesizer ad lib)
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 665185
for: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons, double bass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 297795
Single edition
Item no.: 405841
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