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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: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 337445
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 664808
for: 3 recorders (aat)
Item no.: 629990
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643638
for: 2 recorders (SA), piano
Item no.: 561348
for: Violin [flute], cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 608405
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112831
Il Tango Della Sorpresa
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1677373
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 369715
im Einsatz
Aus der Serie "Light & flexi"
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796978
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475217
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 335586
Six Feuilles d'Album
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 420400
Tango Canción
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1209910
für Altaxophon und Klavier
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 676249
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 637220
Fantaisie pour guitare, 2 violons, alto, violoncelle et contrebasse
La guitare - Collection Roberto Aussel
for: Guitar, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665289
for: FL KLAR HRN FAG VL KLAV
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 328248
para viola y piano (1997)
5 Stücke für Viola und Klavier
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 300903
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Harpsichord or Piano
Book
Item no.: 377832
for: Big band [band/salon orchestra]
Item no.: 471345
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667756
Tangos
for: Flamenco guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 1351739
für 2 Violinen und Violoncello
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635536
für Akkordeonorchester
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 680466
Een prachtig Tangolied
Tango
Metropolis Archive Series
for: Voice, guitar
Performance scores
Item no.: 796094
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 627435
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 474453
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 480169
for: VL VC KLAV (+ VL KB C/B INST)
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 616484
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 671092
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 456735
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 279717
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 342015
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 576578
for: Drum Set and Piano
Score
Item no.: 165693
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 620810
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 586115
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet); double bass ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 744743
The Accordion Duo
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Music score
Item no.: 722857
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725461
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612289
for: Accordion
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612281
Music Of Our Time
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 780110
Toot-toot
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758211
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