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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.
Instrumentalstimmen
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 655280
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151576
for: Salon orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 205987
for: 2 VL KB KLAV
Score, Parts
Item no.: 551289
concertante Skizze
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1632490
for: Alto saxophone, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671309
Tango für Akkordeon-Orchester
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 675978
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Item no.: 365511
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 345576
for: Double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484300
for: Voice
Item no.: 215394
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 555837
for: GES-M (MEZZ) KLAV KB
Score, Parts
Item no.: 563048
Sur Des Mélodies De Carlos Gardel (no. 8-11)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 666931
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531079
Set
Set
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 184570
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796703
Oversized Score
Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
for: Alto saxophone, concert band
Conductor score
Item no.: 1017668
Tango
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773298
for: 2 pianos
Piano score
Item no.: 468428
Der Tango aller Tangos
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 766848
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 220115
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 394235
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 290620
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 604307
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 300302
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1669062
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Score
Item no.: 671090
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 668527
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 469153
for: Piano, strings
Score
Item no.: 273986
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000872
22 Compositions for Piano (1974-1979)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 112613
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 642616
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1660271
for: 2 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 335555
for: Piano
Item no.: 218106
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 602377
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1022065
Tango of Rio de la Plata, the origin of the Tango in Argentina
Ensemble-Time 148
for: 4 saxophones (AATT/AATBar)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 625823
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 747904
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740532
Tango
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795527
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 792167
Forget-me-not
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724448
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 760554