Description
Book SynopsisTracing Tangueros offers an inside view of Argentine tango music in the context of the growth and development of the art form's instrumental and stylistic innovations. It first establishes parameters for tango scholarship and then offers ten in-depth profiles of representative tangueros within the genre's historical and stylistic trajectory.
Trade ReviewThis book will perhaps be of most value and interest to practitioners seeking to understand better how to perform, arrange, or create tango music. * Music and Letters *
Taken in conjunction with material on its website, Tracing Tangueros enriches understanding of a uniquely Argentine cultural phenomenon. * Dance Research *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About the Companion Website Introduction. Argentine Tango: A Multidimensional Art Form Part One: Argentine Tango Instrumental Music I. What Makes It an Argentine Tango? II. Trajectory of Argentine Tango Instrumental Music III. Arranging and Performance Techniques Part Two: Representative Argentine Tangueros and Their Orchestras from the Guardia Nueva to Today IV. The Guardia Nueva and the Golden Age (1925-55) Julio De Caro Aníbal Troilo Osvaldo Pugliese Cafecito Interlude: Juan D'Arienzo and Carlos Di Sarli V. Post-Golden Age (1955-1990) Horacio Salgán Astor Piazzolla Julián Plaza Leopoldo Federico Cafecito Interlude: Rodolfo Mederos and Néstor Marconi VI. The "Music of Buenos Aires" (1990-present) Damián Bolotin Sonia Possetti Juan Pablo Navarro Postre: Part Two Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index of Titles and Translations General Index
