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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.
Book
Item no.: 1595001
Tango
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1632124
Tangolied
for: Concert band
Trombone 2 in C (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684248
for: Guitar
Item no.: 1659838
Tango
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet); double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 735659
Per Violino E Pianoforte
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1191115
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643362
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643361
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643542
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
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: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1190277
from the Movie: Scent Of A Woman
for: 5 trumpets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286740
from the Movie: Scent Of A Woman
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286704
for: Solo for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin or Violoncello & Concert Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314658
for: Horn (E-flat), brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582470
für Flöte und Klavier
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311675
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1532247
from the Movie: Scent Of A Woman
for: Tenor recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286718
for: Violin, guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1672702
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