Writing this Tango Course is both an obligation and a great pleasure for me. It is an obligation because I would like to contribute something (of all the things that I owe) in return as an appreciation of having been fortunate enough to educate myself in the Orchestras, where I learned to play Tango. The Orchestras were a crucible where the ideas of its members and/or other creative musicians experimented, played, and came together to create playing styles, rhythmic forms, etc. These contributions were what took the Tango, little by little, to such a high musical level. Nowadays, it is not at all easy to belong to an Orchestra, considering the fact that so few can subsist. This makes it more difficult for those who want to have careers in Tango music to acquire the vast knowledge necessary for playing and interpreting it. Let us not forget that the Orchestras have always been the best schools for such an apprenticeship. It is also a great pleasure to be able to transmit and share that what I have learned, trying always not to leave anything out (that is my real intention) by relying on my memory which fortunately still helps me. I never intended for my conclusions to be taken as the absolute truth, nor wanted to win something over anyone, in anything. This course just shows my position, and the ideas with which I have always worked. We will deal here with the Tango in versions which, in my understanding, are genuine manifestations of itself. I love the Tango because I love good music, and I got into it to learn to play it, not to change it. If my versions and arrangements have something different about them, it is only because this is my language, and I have expressed myself through it. I will also talk about the incorporation of new contributions and changes, as long as they are authentic within the genre. The many streams of opinion may or may not coincide with what will be said in this course. Considering the broadness of the theme and the flexibility which should govern artistic creation, other concepts may prove constructive as well. I sincerely hope that this course will be useful to someone, Horacio Salgán

El libro "CURSO DE TANGO" de Horacio Salgán es el primero escrito desde una perspectiva técnico-musical donde expone todos sus conocimientos en la construcción del Tango y revela sus métodos de trabajo de sus 85 años de carrera. La finalidad de este trabajo es fundamentalmente formar al estudioso en la ejecución del Tango.Es un estudio del Tango; detalles pianísticos, orquestales, rítmicos y armónicos.Está dirigido para músicos y la enseñanza es facilitada con ejemplos en pequeñas partituras que pueden ser escuchadas en el sitio web que está descripta en el capítulo "Contenidos del CD" desde la cual pueden bajarlo las veces que desee y también escucharlos en linea."La Música es una gran Tradición y que los creadores reciben de sus antecesores y dejan para sus continuadores. Aníbal Troilo, Alfredo Gobbi, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Enrique Mario Francini, y otros, contribuyeron y enriquecieron con su talento y su personal estilo a la elevación del Tango. No los olvidemos." - HORACIO SALGAN. The book "TANGO COURSE" by Horacio Salgán is the first written from a technical-musical perspective where he exposes all his knowledge in the construction of Tango and reveals his working methods of his 85 years of career.The purpose of this work is fundamentally to train the student in the execution of Tango.It is a study of Tango; piano, orchestral, rhythmic and harmonic details.It is aimed at musicians and the teaching is facilitated with examples in small scores that can be heard on the website that is described in the chapter "Contents of the CD" from which you can download it as many times as you want and also listen to them online."Music is a great Tradition and that the creators receive from their predecessors and leave for their followers. Aníbal Troilo, Alfredo Gobbi, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Enrique Mario Francini, and others, contributed and enriched with their talent and their staff style to the elevation of Tango. Let's not forget them. " - HORACIO SALGAN.

Tango music rapidly became a global phenomenon as early as the beginning of the twentieth century, with about 30% of gramophone records made between 1903 and 1910 devoted to it. Its popularity declined between the 1950s and the 1980s but has since risen to new heights. This Companion offers twenty chapters from varying perspectives around music, dance, poetry, and interdisciplinary studies, including numerous visual and audio illustrations in print and on the accompanying webpages. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates how different disciplines intersect through performative, historical, ethnographic, sociological, political, and anthropological perspectives. These thematic continuities illuminate diverse international perspectives and highlight how the art form flourished in Argentina, Uruguay and abroad, while tracing its international and cultural impact over the last century. This book is an innovative resource for scholars and students of tango music, particularly those seeking a diverse international perspective on the subject.

'Tracing 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. The authors trace tango's historical and stylistic musical trajectory in Argentina, beginning with the guardia nueva's crystallization of the genre in the 1920s, moving through tango's Golden Age (1932-1955), and culminating with the 'Music of Buenos Aires' today.

El libro "CURSO DE TANGO" de Horacio Salgán es el primero escrito desde una perspectiva técnico-musical donde el Maestro entrega todos sus conocimientos en la construcción del Tango y revela sus métodos de trabajo de sus 85 años de carrera. La finalidad de este trabajo es fundamentalmente formar al estudioso en la ejecución del Tango. Es un estudio del Tango; detalles pianísticos, orquestales, rítmicos y armónicos. Está dirigido para músicos y la enseñanza es facilitada con ejemplos en pequeñas partituras y con audioejemplos. Al ingresar al sitio web que está descripto en el capítulo "Contenidos del CD" los audioejempos se pueden bajar las veces que se desee y también escucharlos en linea. "La Música es una gran Tradición y que los creadores reciben de sus antecesores y dejan para sus continuadores. Aníbal Troilo, Alfredo Gobbi, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Enrique Mario Francini, y otros, contribuyeron y enriquecieron con su talento y su personal estilo a la elevación del Tango. No los olvidemos." - HORACIO SALGAN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The book "TANGO COURSE" by Horacio Salgán is the first written from a technical-musical perspective where the Maestro delivers all his knowledge in the construction of Tango and reveals his working methods of his 85 years of career. The purpose of this work is fundamentally to train the student in the execution of Tango. It is a study of Tango; piano, orchestral, rhythmic and harmonic details. It is intended for musicians and the teaching is facilitated with examples in small scores and with audio examples. In the website that is described in the chapter "Contents of the CD" you will find the audio examples that you can download as many times as you want and also listen online. "Music is a great Tradition and that the creators receive from their predecessors and leave for their followers. Aníbal Troilo, Alfredo Gobbi, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Enrique Mario Francini, and others, contributed and enriched with their talent and their personal style to the elevation of Tango. Let's not forget them. " - HORACIO SALGAN.

The Art of Tango offers a systematic exploration of the performance, arrangement and composition of the universally popular tango. The author discusses traditional practices, the De Caro school and the pioneering oeuvre of four celebrated innovators: Pugliese, Salgán, Piazzolla and Beytelmann. With an in-depth focus on both reception and practice, the volume and its companion website featuring supplementary audio-visual materials analyse, decode, compare and discuss literature, scores and recordings to provide a deeper understanding of tango’s artistic concepts, characteristics and techniques. River Plate tango is explored through the lens of artistic research, combining the study of oral traditions and written sources. In addition to a detailed examination of the various approaches to tango by the musicians featured in this book, three compositions by the author embodying creative applications of the research findings are discussed. The volume offers numerous tools for developing skills in practice, inspiring new musical output and the continuation of research endeavours in the field. Illustrating the many possibilities of this musical language that has captivated musicians and audiences worldwide, this book is a valuable resource for everyone with an interest in tango, whether they be composers, performers, arrangers, teachers, music lovers or scholars in the field of popular music studies.

From its earliest manifestations on the street corners of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires to its ascendancy as a global cultural form, tango has continually exceeded the confines of the dance floor or the music hall. In Tango Lessons, scholars from Latin America and the United States explore tango's enduring vitality. The interdisciplinary group of contributors—including specialists in dance, music, anthropology, linguistics, literature, film, and fine art—take up a broad range of topics. Among these are the productive tensions between tradition and experimentation in tango nuevo, representations of tango in film and contemporary art, and the role of tango in the imagination of Jorge Luis Borges. Taken together, the essays show that tango provides a kaleidoscopic perspective on Argentina's social, cultural, and intellectual history from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. Contributors. Esteban Buch, Oscar Conde, Antonio Gómez, Morgan James Luker, Carolyn Merritt, Marilyn G. Miller, Fernando Rosenberg, Alejandro Susti