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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.
and other tango compositions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 495709
for: VL KLAV BAND KEYB KB
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484336
for: Cornet [horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, violin, viola, cello], brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662846
Piazzolla / Albéniz / Impertro
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 167117
6 Akkordeonstücke für Unterricht und Konzert
Band 4 / Sixpack (Sammelband, Lehrmaterial) (Collection, Teaching material)
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 487867
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643533
für vier Violoncelli
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 242658
for: Piano
Item no.: 342685
Die Matrix
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 140339
for: 3 guitars
Item no.: 149209
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589429
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589270
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589233
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592134
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595802
Brass Band
for: Accordion (Bandoneon) & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594702
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592734
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592525
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595008
Klassik
for: Saxophone, Bandoneon, Piano and Double Bass
Buch
Item no.: 166636
Music for Piano, 487
for: Piano
Item no.: 459922
Tango criollo
'cello by Birtel, Band 35
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745595
for: BRASS QUARTETT / 2 TrompetenP Horn, Tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 468713
Collection Nobuya Sugawa "Saxy Ever"
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Item no.: 341721
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 622411
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1010611
Tango argentino
Arrangement
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 745247
for: Piano
Item no.: 565338
Eine Liebes- erklärung an die schönsten Tangos der Welt
für 6 Celli
for: 6 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 274944
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 144232
Klassik
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 198527
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 549363
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 480477
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 137712
for: Flute, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 656973
for: Flute, violin, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1662434
for: Combo [salon orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 367015
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 730665
based on “Tango” by Isaac Albéniz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725460
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 393844
for: Brass winds (5 parts); rhythm group (piano, bass, drum kit) ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1286737
for: Accordion
Item no.: 186766
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 306898
for: GIT BAND STR
Score
Item no.: 186957
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 184587
for: A-SAX BAND E-GIT SCHLAGZ KB KLAV ORG
Score
Item no.: 157467
for: Cello, strings
Score
Item no.: 632329
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