Tango
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Chiquilin de BachinThis piece is from the tango opera Maria de Buenos composed by Astor Piazzolla, which premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires in May 1968.This opera is important to Piazzolla since he thought it was his response to show that he can not only write instrumental but also vocal tango music.In this video,Vincent van Amsterdam plays Chiquilin de Bachin, a theme of A. Piazzolla, in transcription by the french composer Frank Angelis.
Free Sheet Notes： Chiquilin de Bachin |
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Kiss of Fire/El Choclo With the title "Kiss of fire" is known an American tango that Lester Alien and Robert Hill signed as authors of lyrics and music in 1952, but anyone who had heard it cannot have doubts that its melody exactly follows the notes of "El choclo" which Ángel Villoldo composed in 1903.
Louis Armstrong made popular the new version when he recorded it on March 19, 1955 for Decca (28.177). [Read More] Free Sheet Notes: Kiss of Fire |
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La Cumparcita "La cumparsita" is a tango written in 1916 by the Uruguayan musician Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, with lyrics by Pascual Contursi and Enrique Pedro Maroni.
It is among the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.The title translates as "the little parade"(From Wiki) Free Sheet Music: La Cumparcita |
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LibertangoThe most famous contemporary tango composed by renowned Argentina bandoneon master Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974. It is also known as the composition that symbolizing Piazzolla's break from Traditional Tango to Tango Nuevo. Many artists performed their own version of Libertango. Here are Yo-Yo Ma's version and Richard Galliano's version on youtube.
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Por Una Cabeza "Por una cabeza", meaning "by a head [of a horse]" in Spanish, is one of the most famous and popular Argentine tangos with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera, written in 1935. A young Chinese accordionist named Zhongkai arranged this famouse tango melody in an accordion duet version. It is comparatively easy, but very fun to play though.
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Tango Pour Claude"Tango pour Claude" means “tango to Claude". It is composed by Richard Galliano, a super talent French accordionist. Richard Galliano is one of Aster Piazzolla's best friend. He was lead to the "tango way" by Piazzolla, and also have creatively combined tango with his French style and he is considered to be the top Jazz accordionist in the contemporary world. When Richard Galliano play this piece,you will feel the spirit of heroic epic inside. Enjoy this touching tango.
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OblivionOblivion was composed in 1982 as a chamber ensemble by Piazzolla, and it became one of his most famous Tangos after released on the soundtrack of film Henry IV, the Mad King. It is a beautiful, haunting piece that full of strong emotion, speaks of tragedy and love.
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New York Tango This is a composition of Accordionist Richard Galliano, who has re-imagined and revitalized French musical tradition, expanding its emotional range to reflect modern sensibilities, and opening it up to improvisation learned through American jazz. In fact, Galliano was more of a jazz musician than a folk one, although he blurred the lines so much that distinctions were often difficult to make.
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Adios NoninoAdiós Nonino (Farewell, Nonino)is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, written in October 1959 while in New York, in memory of his father, Vicente "Nonino" Piazzolla, a few days after his father's death.The piece was based on his earlier tango Nonino, composed in París in 1954, of which he kept the rhythmic part and re-arranged the rest with some additions.
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