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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: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 550814
for: Solo for Cornet, Flugelhorn, Baritone, Trombone or Euphonium & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298722
for: Solo for Cornet, Eb Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin or Violoncello & Brass Band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298507
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662415
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286735
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286720
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286709
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1286701
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758617
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 589750
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589465
for: 4 tuba's [2 euphoniums, 2 tuba's], drums
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596058
for: Accordion
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1561144
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725463
American style
for: 2 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 747926
Edition Schott
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 738625
Child
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744027
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553230
I mean
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740530
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612343
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612315
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612309
Edition Schott
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 752514
for: Violin, piano; guitar, bandoneon, bass ad lib.
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4489
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet/saxophone], piano; guitar, bandoneon, bass ad lib.
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4076
for: Piano
Item no.: 160562
Tango canción
for: 2 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 744769
for: Voice, Accordion, Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1692262
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1543461
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 212397
for: Cello, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685605
Der Welterfolg vom Hazy-Osterwald-Sextett
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 488079
aus dem Repertoire von Hazy Osterwald
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 367122
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 2377
Sudien und Übungen
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 489684
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 125646
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 564955
for: Piano[Quintet] String Orchestra
Book
Item no.: 565360
12 Favorite Pieces in easy arrangements for flute (oboe)
for: Flute [oboe]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 644214
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 180744
for: Flute, cello, guitar
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3964
for: 2 cellos, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 178550
for: Cello, piano
Score
Item no.: 411550
"Silfo y Ondina" N° 3
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 189456
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 473911
Single edition
Item no.: 405052
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 220649
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