1. Professor Adrián Placenti
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2. Argentine Tango
Osvaldo Pugliese
Carlos Gardel
Laila y Leandro
Astor Piazzolla
Enrique "Minotto” ´s Orchestra
Cover of an old
sheet music 2

3. Synthesis
186?
Origins - Gestation
Orígenes - Formación
1895
“Old Guard”
Guardia Vieja
1925
“New Guard”
Golden Era
“Guardia Nueva”
Edad de Oro
1950
Vanguard - Avant garde
Vanguardia
1965
Plateau period
Meceta - Estancamiento
2000
Renaissance
New searches
Renacimiento
Nuevas búsquedas
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4. Origins – Gestation (186?-1895)
Unclear Origins
Habanera – Tango Español
Zarzuelas –Sainetes . Popular movement
Musical theatre
Musicians: Antonio Reynoso, Francisco Payá ,
Eduardo García Lalanne,
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5. Origins – Gestation (186?-1895)
Magazine “Caras y Caretas” 1898, Buenos
Aires
Photo of “El Deber”, Zarzuela Argentina
Theater “Victoria” 1910 Bs.As
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6. Guardia Vieja (1895-1925)
Habanera rhythm
Musical Structure in three parts
“Cuarteto del Centenario”
•Bandoneón
•Guitar
•Flute
•Violin
Juan Maglio “Pacho”
quartet, 1912
Arolas quartet
1913
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7. Guardia Vieja (1895-1925)
Municipal Band of Buenos Aires
Label of an old tango record
Musicians: Juan Maglio “Pacho”, Roberto Firpo
and Vicente Greco.
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8. Bandoneón
Free reed
Accordion
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9. Nueva Guardia (1925-1950))
Habanera
rhythm
Old Guard
New guard
Marcado en 4
La Cumparsita
Habanera
rhythm
Marcado en 4
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10. Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
The
“Arrastre”
(Syncopation)
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11. Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
Sexteto Típico of Julio De Caro
Orquesta Típica of Osvaldo Pugliese
Orquesta Típica of Francisco
Canaro
Orquesta Típica of Astor Piazzola
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12. Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
Tango Canción
Carlos Gardel
Tango Song began in 1917
Musical structure in 2 parts: verse and chorus
Romantic lyrics with a history
Carlos Gardel is the most important singer
“Mi noche triste”
First Tangosong
1917
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13. Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
Orchestral music (for dancing)
Traditional way
Evolutionary way
1. Francisco Canaro
1. Julio De Caro
2. Juan D´Arienzo
2. Anibal Troilo
3. Carlos Di Sarli
3. Osvaldo Pugliese
4. Miguel Caló
4. Horacio Salgán
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14. Vanguard (Avant garde)
Astor Piazzolla and
Gerry Mulligan
The Instrumental Music changes its function:
Music to hear in a concert (Not music FOR
DANCING)
 Jazz elements
 Technical elements of classical music
 New ensembles with different instruments (electric)
 New rhythm is incorporated
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15. Vanguard (Avant garde)
3+3+2
New Rhytmn
Is incorporated
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16. Plateau period (1965-2000)
“Tango Argentino” Company
In New York 1986
Stagnation
Poor in new productions
Few young musicians playing Tango
Advancement of global cultural processes
Globalization
Tango Shows around the world
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17. Renaissance - New searches (1985…)
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18. Renaissance - New searches
(2000…)
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