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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 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665264
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 605264
for: Oboe [soprano saxophone], concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1680186
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 556881
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 667208
for: Diatonic accordion
Music book (tablature)
Item no.: 797827
Eight intermediate-level tango classics
World Music
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 670726
for: Violin [flute], guitar
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 608195
for: Melody instrument (C), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 154739
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112831
Il Tango Della Sorpresa
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1677373
for: Cello, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 178178
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
Tango. Stimmen
Tango. Stimmen
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 340395
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
für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 459904
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: Piano
Item no.: 218107
for: Big band [band/salon orchestra]
Item no.: 471345
Tango for recorder orchestra
for: Recorder ensemble (SAATBGbSb)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 623012
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 343728
Klassik
for: Guitar Sextet
Buch
Item no.: 271554
for: Flexible youth concert band (5 parts)
Score (C)
Item no.: 1131561
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667756
Tangos
for: Flamenco guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 1351739
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663148
for: 2 Trumpets, Horn & Trombone
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643540
from the Movie: Scent Of A Woman
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286729
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643370
für 2 Violinen und Violoncello
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635536
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311669
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311668
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587688
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250854
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
Tango
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1553033