The tango - how can there be so much feeling in so few notes? Browse our sheet music and scores, try works by Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla and many more, and immerse yourself in the electrifying world of tango with Stretta Music today!
There are many theories about the origin of the tango. The word tango is thought to have been used in the Congo, the Gulf of Guinea and the South Sudan to refer to a meeting place. There is evidence of the same word being used for slave dance meetings in Buenos Aires, and also in Montevideo as early as 1789.
Names of other Latin American dances also have African origins, such as the milonga or the candombe, but this does not mean that the tango originates from African Music. The tango, born on both sides of the Rio de La Plata between Argentina and Uruguay, is the musical result of waves of immigration in the mid-19th century, a wonderful mixture of cultures, rhythms and musical forms including the Payada, Milonga, Habanera, Andalusian Tango, Mazurka, Polka, Waltz, Zarzuela, Sainete and many more.
Although the bandoneon is synonymous with tango today, it did not feature in tango music until the late 19th century. Until then, the line-up consisted of guitar, violin and flute. The flute gradually disappeared, being replaced by the piano, and shortly after the bandoneon was introduced.
In 1925, the Tangos by Carlos Gardel achieved international fame, with hits such as Por una cabeza and Volver, and along with Astor Piazzolla, in the film adaptation of El día que me quieras, named after the famous tango.
Through the works of Astor Piazzolla, particularly his Adiós Nonino, and classical composers like Igor Stravinsky, with his Tango by Stravinsky, the tango has become an integral part of classical concerts world-wide.
Best Of-Songbook mit 16 Erfolgen von Astor Piazzolla
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 278536
Classics for Guitar & Flute
Music Minus One Guitar
for: Flute, guitar
Ensemble score, online audio
Item no.: 465400
Partitur
Partitur
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 340237
für zwei Violoncelli
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 186017
für Bandoneon und Streichquartett
Stimmensatz
for: Bandoneon, string quartet
Set of parts
Item no.: 225866
for: FL OB KLAR FAG BAND STR
Score
Item no.: 331537
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 268330
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 197369
for: Double bass, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 290543
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 208600
The fun way to learn!
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 139354
12 Tangos for Alto Saxophone & Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 659625
Latin
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 477883
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 811058
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1189706
for string orchestra score and parts (strings 8-8-4--4-4-4)
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633158
Pop Specials for Strings
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633144
12 Tangos Presented in Standard Notation & Tab
for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 1532639
Fundamental Method for Playing Tango Music
for: Flute
Music lesson book, online audio
Item no.: 1013008
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633806
for: Accordion
Music score, CD
Item no.: 622414
Fundamental method for playing tango music
for: Violin
Music lesson book (anthology), Piano accompaniment, online playback
Item no.: 562799
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1190277
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 735642
Tango
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4063
for: Bandoneon, strings
Score
Item no.: 472829
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 218545
for: BAND (AKK) FL OB KLAR FAG STR
Score
Item no.: 368370
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 758620
Tanti Anni Prima
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311665
for: Violin [cello], piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 297153
Misatango
for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 775053
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943725
12 Favorite Pieces in easy arrangements for clarinet
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 644216
Tango
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 395487
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 156064
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 582908
für Streichquartett
aus "Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 549431
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 640859
Pastoral - Serenade - Siciliana
Pastoral / Serenade / Siciliana
for: Cello, piano
Score
Item no.: 184943
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 617669
Easy duets
for: 1–2 classical guitars
Ensemble score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 150742
for: Bandoneon, violin, guitar, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279708
"Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas"
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio) [3 cellos]
Set of parts
Item no.: 550458
for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 641254
für Violine (Violoncello) und Klavier
for: Violin [cello], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 143333
Album - Auszüge aus der Oper
Suite für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 185094
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 340617