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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: Chamber ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1191154
Septett
for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684808
Buch
Item no.: 248620
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 248572
Instrumentalstimmen
Instrumentalstimmen
for: String orchestra
Single part(n)
Item no.: 166194
for: Bassoon
Item no.: 458835
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 332909
for: FL OB KLAR-A FAG HRN 2 VL VA VC KB
Item no.: 293853
Los Paraguas de Buenos Aires
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1032090
Partitur
Partitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 643830
Tango arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795403
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (string quintet)
Single part(n)
Item no.: 1714236
for: Accordion
Item no.: 222497
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 443957
for: Trumpet, String Orchestra, Trombone, Guitar, Accordion, Piano, Harp & 2 Percussions
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662453
for: Trumpet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1649738
for: Trumpet, Horn, Trombone & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650169
for: SATBB
Choir score
Item no.: 1595002
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Item no.: 290446
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 252704
Buch
Item no.: 252684
Tango
Tango
for: Piano
Item no.: 189594
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 410473
aus Silfos y Ondinas 1
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 135342
for: Accordion [piano]
Item no.: 632508
Partitur (Leihmaterial)
Partitur
for: Piano, strings
Conductor score
Item no.: 478741
Allaccia Moccia nel Tango
Schlager aus dem Jahr 1959
for: Concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 460795
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 162923
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1112689
for: Accordion
Score
Item no.: 604083
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 410680
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 343521
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 292829
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 265878
for: Piano, strings
Score
Item no.: 295354
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 894629
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 875067
for: Recorder ensemble (SATB), guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 580785
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