The tango - how can there be so much feeling in so few notes? Browse our sheet music and scores, try works by Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla and many more, and immerse yourself in the electrifying world of tango with Stretta Music today!
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: Accordion
Item no.: 356915
for: Singstimme Violine, BAND (AKK), Klavier
Study score
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for: Accordion
Music score (anthology)
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Tango for 4 cellos
Cello by Birtel Vol. 23
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 624109
for: Violin, viola
Ensemble score
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for: 4 Saxophone (SATBar), [Perkussion]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430317
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 617953
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 604639
10 tangos and other pieces for Alto Saxophone
for: Alto saxophone; piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1703145
for: Solo for Cornet, Flugelhorn, Baritone, Trombone or Euphonium & Brass Band
Sheet music
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for: Solo for Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259098
for: Trumpet, Accordion, Piano, Contrabass & Drums / Guiro
Sheet music
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for: Flugelhorn Solo, Brass Ensemble (10 or 11 Players) & 2 Percussions
Sheet music
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for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643542
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582470
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311675
for: Solo for Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet (Cornet), F Horn, Eb Horn, Alto Trombone, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Violoncello or Contrabass & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643440
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643362
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643361
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1655535
for: Trumpet, Guitar & Contrabass
Sheet music
Item no.: 1693179
for: 4 Trombones & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1694430
for: Solo for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314658
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 140162
14 of Astor Piazzolla's most famous tangos
Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655941
for: 2 Cornets & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595585
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 208377
for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 591488
for: Big band
Sheet music
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for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello [3 violins, cello]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 136525
for: 5 trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286740
for: Tenor recorder, piano
Sheet music
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for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286704
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1743043
for: 3 saxophones (AAT)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 582999
for: Violin, piano
Spielpartitur, Stimme, Sammelband
Item no.: 612195
for piano or accordion
for: Piano [accordion]
Music score
Item no.: 172499
für Klavier solo (leicht spielbar mit Fingersätzen)
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1355486
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 472739
for: Guitar
Buch
Item no.: 272095
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 694344
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1739087
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 659617
10 tangos and other pieces for Clarinet in Bb
for: Clarinet (B flat); piano ad lib.
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1703134
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 298103
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473898
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