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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: Small wind band
Item no.: 410371
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473972
for: Piano
Item no.: 332944
for: Accordion
Item no.: 273447
for: Accordion
Item no.: 273316
(Stimmen leihweise erhältlich)
Partitur
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 350928
Edition Melton Tubaquartett
for: 4 tubas [trombones/baritone horns/tenor horns]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 166958
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 474955
for: Brass Quintet, String Quartet & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662452
for: 2 Euphoniums & 2 Tubas
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649739
for: Brass Ensemble (16 Players) & 5 Percussions
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649571
Partitur
Partitur
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 581999
for: Piano 4 hands
2 EX
Item no.: 581996
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1532247
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 222500
Ballade für einen Verrückten
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1032089
Partitur
Partitur
for: BAND OB KB KLAV
Score
Item no.: 376115
for: Accordion
Score
Item no.: 376246
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 102890
Domesticum
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 258752
14 tangos and other pieces for Alto Saxophone
for: Alto saxophone; piano ad lib.
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1690761
Tango
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1632124
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 473987
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 155791
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 229496
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 477147
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586760
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 194737
Book
Item no.: 1595001
Tango-Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 410370
Honeyrock
for: 2 marimbas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469302
Tangos Por Tonos
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 370321
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 405115
Additional parts: strings
Item no.: 433956
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 295522
for: Cello [violin], piano
Item no.: 489507
Berühmte folkoristische Tänze
for: Guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 102632
Modern Strings
for: Flexible string ensemble
Single part Cello
Item no.: 750032
Domesticum
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 144438
Tangolied
for: Concert band
Clarinet 2 in B flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684244
for: 3 recorders (SAT), piano
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 756801
op. 165/2
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 741607
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