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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: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (string quintet)
Score
Item no.: 342211
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 621658
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 455781
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 656683
for: Violin, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656680
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 798290
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 345017
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 127160
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 362294
aus dem Repertoire von Hazy Osterwald
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 365757
for: 4 accordions
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375270
for: Guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 156464
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 189301
for: 2 violins, viola, cello [3 violins, cello]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137074
for: Piano
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 1660269
for: Flute, Guitar and Violin
Buch
Item no.: 137666
for: Accordion
Item no.: 269173
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Score, part
Item no.: 617587
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692616
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 299134
for: Violin [trumpet/clarinet/alto saxophone], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3686
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 6801
for: Cello, piano
Score, piano part, solo part
Item no.: 586913
for: Double Bass, Bandoneon and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 270410
for: 2 pianos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 374824
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 187455
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 656980
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 581398
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 659373
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 636193
for: 2 guitars
Parts (2)
Item no.: 184120
for: Voice, flute, 2 guitars
Set of parts
Item no.: 394201
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 347735
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614912
for: 2 recorders
Item no.: 493135
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1211451
10 tangos and other pieces
for: Violin; piano ad lib.
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1211426
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671427
for: 1. Violine, 2. Violine, Viola, 3. Violine, Cello, Kontrabass
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 482158
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618778
Single edition
Item no.: 405766
Een prachtig Tangolied
Tango
Metropolis Archive Series
for: Voice, guitar
Performance scores
Item no.: 1651851
for: 5 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1164663
for: 5 horns (F)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691201
Transcriptionen Fuer Gitarre
for: Guitar
Item no.: 472817
pour 4 clarinettes
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 278652
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 564491
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554035