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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.
Tango
für Klavier zu vier Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3993
Tango for violin / flute / clarinet and piano
for: Violin [flute/clarinet (B-flat)], piano; guitar, bass ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3674
Tango
for: Violin [clarinet/trumpet], piano; guitar, bandoneon, bass ad lib.
Piano reduction, solo parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5007
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 753780
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 735642
Tango
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4063
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758620
(Milonga)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724731
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 753779
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724729
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1589467
gewidmet Ralph
for: 2 clarinets [saxophones] (same pitch)
Ensemble score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 4721
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724732
Tango
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4077
Tango
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3974
Tango
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat), piano; guitar, bandoneon, bass ad lib.
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 5008
gewidmet Sabine
for: 2 clarinets [saxophones] (same pitch)
Ensemble score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 4886
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724444
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1561407
for: Guitar
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1612288
Modern Strings
for: Flexible string ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 748621
Edition Schott
for: 2 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 749451
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250848
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252028
9 Tangos for Violin, Violoncello and Piano
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 756780
Tango
for alto saxophone and piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4058
(Milonga)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 731629
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2041
(Vals)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724733
Tango
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4079
8 Tangos
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 752742
Edition Schott
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 733465
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250857
aus der Klaviersuite "España", op. 165, Nr. 2
for: 3 cellos
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1319
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724730
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 753783
Sorcery
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 734032
for: Trumpet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561151
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1252035
based on “Por una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 746592
Tango criollo
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759831
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 738105
for: 2 clarinets [saxophones] (same pitch)
Ensemble score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 4551
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 739527
(Tango)
for: 2 alto saxophones [tenor saxophones]
Music score
Item no.: 724728
Tango
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [tenor saxophone], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4078
gewidmet Ralph
for: 2 flutes [violins]
Sheet music, audio files
Item no.: 4722
Neue Tangos, nicht zu schwer und nicht zu leicht
for: Piano
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1654328