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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish:, Italian: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango , incorporating elements from jazz and classical music .
Betsy Schwarm. Astor Piazzolla was an Argentine musician, a virtuoso on the bandoneón (a square-built button accordion), who left traditional Latin American tango bands in 1955 to create a new tango that blended elements of jazz and classical music. He was a major Latin American composer of the 20th century. In.
Apr 11, 2024 · Astor Piazzolla was an Argentine musician and composer, virtuoso bandoneon player, and key figure in the transformation of tango through the incorporation of elements from jazz and classical music, which gave rise to a new style called nuevo tango or avant-garde tango. He is considered the greatest tango composer in the world.
Apr 15, 2021 · Eight-year-old Astor Piazzolla, a street-smart New Yorker, wanted a baseball bat, a biographer would later recount. What he got was a bandoneón, a bulky instrument of rural German origin that...
Jul 13, 2021 · July 13, 2021 Kyle MacMillan 7 min read. This year marks the centennial of Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine composer-bandoneón master and inventor of nuevo tango, which transformed traditional tangos for the dance floor into concert works with jazz and classical music elements.
May 23, 2018 · Astor Piazzola. Bandleader, composer, instrumentalist. Studied Composing with a Master. The New Tango Was Born. Old Traditions Died Hard. Attained Lifelong Dreams. Selected discography. Sources.
Jan 11, 2024 · Astor Piazzolla (b. 1921–d. 1992) is one of Argentina’s most prominent composers. A prodigious musician, he was as active in popular music circles as he was committed to mastering the classical canon. From the five years of training in the art music tradition with a then young Alberto Ginastera (1940–1945) and studying in Paris with Nadia ...
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