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Argentine tango Contents 1 Tango 1 1.1 History ................................................. 1 1.2 Styles ................................................. 2 1.2.1 Tango de Salon (Salon Tango) ................................ 5 1.2.2 Tango Canyengue ....................................... 5 1.2.3 Tango nuevo ......................................... 5 1.2.4 Contact tango ......................................... 5 1.2.5 Ballroom tango ........................................ 6 1.2.6 Finnish tango ......................................... 6 1.2.7 Queer tango .......................................... 6 1.2.8 Comparison of techniques .................................. 7 1.3 Famous tango singers ......................................... 7 1.4 Tango influence ............................................ 8 1.5 Health benefits ............................................. 8 1.6 Tango in film ............................................. 8 1.7 References ............................................... 10 1.8 Further reading ............................................ 10 1.9 External links ............................................. 11 2 Argentine tango 14 2.1 History of tango ............................................ 14 2.2 Music ................................................. 14 2.3 Dance ................................................. 15 2.3.1 Elements ........................................... 17 2.3.2 Styles of Argentine tango dance ................................ 21 2.4 Resurgence of Argentine tango outside Argentina ........................... 25 2.4.1 France ............................................. 25 2.4.2 United Kingdom ....................................... 25 2.4.3 USA .............................................. 27 2.5 Perceptions of tango from film culture ................................ 28 2.6 See also ................................................ 30 2.7 References ............................................... 30 2.8 External links ............................................. 32 i ii CONTENTS 2.8.1 Video ............................................. 32 2.8.2 Music ............................................. 32 2.8.3 Dance ............................................. 32 3 Tango music 33 3.1 Origins ................................................ 33 3.2 Argentine roots of Tango ....................................... 34 3.3 1920s and 1930s, Carlos Gardel ................................... 35 3.4 Golden Age .............................................. 35 3.5 Tango Nuevo ............................................. 37 3.6 NeoTango ............................................... 37 3.7 Musical impact and classical interpreters ............................... 37 3.8 See also ................................................ 38 3.9 References ............................................... 38 4 Bandoneon 40 4.1 History ................................................. 40 4.2 Play .................................................. 42 4.2.1 Unisonoric .......................................... 42 4.3 Players ................................................. 42 4.3.1 Additional players ....................................... 42 4.4 Construction ............................................. 43 4.5 References ............................................... 43 4.6 External links ............................................. 44 5 Orquesta típica 45 5.1 Argentina ............................................... 46 5.2 Cuba .................................................. 46 5.3 See also ................................................ 46 5.4 References ............................................... 46 6 Carlos Gardel 47 6.1 Biography ............................................... 47 6.1.1 Early life ........................................... 47 6.1.2 Career ............................................. 47 6.1.3 Romantic life ......................................... 48 6.1.4 Death ............................................. 50 6.2 Birthplace controversy ......................................... 50 6.3 Compositions ............................................. 52 6.4 Filmography .............................................. 52 6.5 Legacy ................................................. 52 6.5.1 In literature .......................................... 53 6.5.2 In film ............................................. 54 CONTENTS iii 6.6 References ............................................... 54 6.7 External links ............................................. 55 7 Aníbal Troilo 56 7.1 Tango Compositions .......................................... 57 7.2 External links ............................................. 57 7.3 References ............................................... 57 8 Carlos di Sarli 58 8.1 Early years .............................................. 58 8.2 Active years as a musician ...................................... 58 8.3 Last orchestra lineup ......................................... 59 8.4 His vocalists .............................................. 59 8.5 Di Sarli’s musical style ........................................ 59 8.6 External links ............................................. 60 8.7 References ............................................... 60 9 Rodolfo Biagi 62 9.1 External links ............................................. 62 10 Juan d'Arienzo 63 10.1 External links ............................................. 63 11 Mariano Mores 64 11.1 Biography ............................................... 64 11.2 References ............................................... 64 12 Osvaldo Pugliese 66 12.1 References ............................................... 67 12.2 External links ............................................. 67 13 Astor Piazzolla 69 13.1 Biography ............................................... 69 13.1.1 Childhood ........................................... 69 13.1.2 Early career .......................................... 69 13.1.3 Studies in Paris ........................................ 70 13.1.4 In the vanguard of nuevo tango ................................ 71 13.1.5 Traveling the world ...................................... 73 13.2 Musical style .............................................. 74 13.3 Musical career ............................................. 75 13.4 Legacy ................................................. 76 13.5 Work ................................................. 76 13.5.1 Ensembles ........................................... 76 13.5.2 Film music .......................................... 77 iv CONTENTS 13.5.3 Discography .......................................... 78 13.6 See also ................................................ 80 13.7 References ............................................... 80 13.8 External links ............................................. 81 14 Dino Saluzzi 83 14.1 Career ................................................. 83 14.2 Discography .............................................. 83 14.2.1 As leader ........................................... 84 14.2.2 As sideman .......................................... 85 14.3 References .............................................. 85 14.4 External links ............................................. 85 15 Rodolfo Mederos 86 15.1 Beginnings .............................................. 86 15.2 1960s ................................................. 86 15.3 Generación Cero ........................................... 86 15.4 1990s ................................................. 88 15.5 Soundtracks .............................................. 88 15.6 Collaborations ............................................ 88 15.7 Sayings ................................................ 88 15.8 External links ............................................. 88 16 List of tango music labels 89 16.1 See also ................................................ 89 17 La cumparsita 90 17.1 History ................................................. 90 17.2 Legacy ................................................. 92 17.2.1 Miscellaneous ......................................... 92 17.3 In popular culture ........................................... 92 17.4 See also ................................................ 92 17.5 References ............................................... 92 17.6 External links ............................................. 93 18 Contradanza 94 18.1 History ................................................. 94 18.2 Rhythm ................................................ 96 18.3 Danza, tango and later developments ................................. 98 18.4 African American music ........................................ 98 18.5 Popular adaptations .......................................... 102 18.6 References ............................................... 102 18.7 See also ................................................ 103 CONTENTS v 18.8 Sound file ............................................... 103 18.9 Further reading ............................................ 103 18.10External links ............................................. 104 19 History of the tango 105 19.1 Etymology ............................................... 105 19.2 Origin of the dance .......................................... 106 19.3 See also ................................................ 107 19.4 References ............................................... 107 20 Milonga (dance) 108 20.1 References ............................................... 108 21 Figures of Argentine tango 109