history of argentine tango
TRANSCRIPT
Professor Adrián Placenti
1
Argentine Tango
2
Carlos Gardel
Osvaldo Pugliese
Astor Piazzolla
Enrique "Minotto” ´s OrchestraCover of an old sheet music
Laila y Leandro
Synthesis186? 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 RenaissanceNew searches
Renacimiento Nuevas búsquedas
3
Origins – Gestation (186?-1895)
Unclear OriginsHabanera – Tango Español Zarzuelas –Sainetes . Popular movementMusical theatre
Musicians: Antonio Reynoso, Francisco Payá , Eduardo García Lalanne,
4
Origins – Gestation (186?-1895)
5
Magazine “Caras y Caretas” 1898, Buenos Aires
Photo of “El Deber”, Zarzuela ArgentinaTheater “Victoria” 1910 Bs.As
Guardia Vieja (1895-1925)
Habanera rhythm
“Cuarteto del Centenario” •Bandoneón•Guitar•Flute•Violin
6
Juan Maglio “Pacho” quartet, 1912
Arolas quartet1913
Musical Structure in three parts
Guardia Vieja (1895-1925)
7
Municipal Band of Buenos Aires
Musicians: Juan Maglio “Pacho”, Roberto Firpo and Vicente Greco.
Label of an old tango record
Bandoneón
8
Accordion
Free reed
Nueva Guardia (1925-1950))
9
Habanera rhythm
Marcado en 4
La Cumparsita
Old Guard
New guard
Habanera rhythm
Marcado en 4
Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
10
The “Arrastre”(Syncopation)
Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
11
Sexteto Típico of Julio De Caro Orquesta Típica of Francisco Canaro
Orquesta Típica of Osvaldo Pugliese Orquesta Típica of Astor Piazzola
Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)Tango Canción
12
Tango Song began in 1917Musical structure in 2 parts: verse and chorusRomantic lyrics with a historyCarlos Gardel is the most important singer
Carlos Gardel
“Mi noche triste”First Tango-
song1917
Nueva Guardia (1925-1950)
Traditional way
1. Francisco Canaro2. Juan D´Arienzo3. Carlos Di Sarli4.Miguel Caló
Evolutionary way
1. Julio De Caro2. Anibal Troilo3. Osvaldo Pugliese4.Horacio Salgán
13
Orchestral music (for dancing)
Vanguard (Avant garde)
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
14
Astor Piazzolla and Gerry Mulligan
Vanguard (Avant garde)
15
3+3+2New RhytmnIs incorporated
Plateau period (1965-2000)
StagnationPoor in new productionsFew young musicians playing TangoAdvancement of global cultural processesGlobalizationTango Shows around the world
16
“Tango Argentino” CompanyIn New York 1986
Renaissance - New searches
17
(1985…)
Renaissance - New searches (2000…)
18