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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla ( Spanish: [pjaˈsola], 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.
Jun 30, 2024 · 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.
Oct 29, 2017 · Astor Piazzolla - Libertango (1977) Le bandonéoniste argentin revisite ce classique de son répertoire qu'il a composé en 1974, dans l'émission TSR Mosaïque du 18 mai 1977.
Jul 30, 2012 · Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 -- July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed...
Apr 15, 2021 · Piazzolla became the visionary who revolutionized the tango — that doleful mélange of broken hearts, dirty dancing and soul-crushing melancholy developed in the South American immigrant...
Jul 13, 2021 · 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 Piazzolla (1921–1992) was an Argentine musician who revolutionized the tango form, infusing that passionate, somewhat melancholy dance tradition with elements of classical music and jazz.
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.
Astor Piazzolla was a tango composer from Argentina. Not only was he an accomplished bandoneon performer (a musical instrument similar to an accordion), Piazzolla was also a baseball and boxing fan.
An extraordinary musician, composer, and bandleader, Astor Piazzolla, the creator of New Tango, was born on March 11, 1921, in Mar del Plata, a seaside city some 248 miles south of Buenos Aires.
