The tango - how can there be so much feeling in so few notes? Browse our sheet music and scores, try works by Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla and many more, and immerse yourself in the electrifying world of tango with Stretta Music today!
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.
für zwei Violoncelli
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 186017
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 268330
for: FL OB KLAR FAG BAND STR
Score
Item no.: 331537
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 197369
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 208600
for: Double bass, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 290543
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 340236
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 139354
12 Tangos for Alto Saxophone & Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 659625
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 811058
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 477883
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633158
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633144
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1532639
Fundamental Method for Playing Tango Music
for: Flute
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1013008
for: Accordion
Music score, CD
Item no.: 622414
Fundamental method for playing tango music
for: Violin
Music lesson book (anthology), Piano accompaniment, online playback
Item no.: 562799
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 218545
for: Violin [cello], piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 297153
12 Favorite Pieces in easy arrangements for clarinet
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 644216
Tango
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 395487
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 582908
Album - Auszüge aus der Oper
Suite für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 185094
Tanti Anni Prima
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311665
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758620
for: Bandoneon, strings
Score
Item no.: 472829
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 549431
for: BAND (AKK) FL OB KLAR FAG STR
Score
Item no.: 368370
Misatango
for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 775053
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 340617
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 217977
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 156064
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4063
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio) [3 cellos]
Set of parts
Item no.: 550458
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943725
for: Violin [cello], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 143333
for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 641254
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279708
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 640859
for: 1–2 classical guitars
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 150742
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 617669
for: Cello, piano
Score
Item no.: 184943
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 218543
Drei Vortragsstücke für Kontrabass solo
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 677201
for: Voice, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 154536
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 141530
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473914
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