The Cambridge Companion to Tango
Published on 28. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
414 pages
978-1-108-97142-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'The literature on tango is abundant, international, and growing. The Companion is a welcome addition, bringing together 20 contributions from a diverse set of writers with local and global focus. Each chapter includes helpful suggestions for further reading on the topic. ... It will appeal most to performers, composers, choreographers, and musicologists ...' Deborah Jakubs, Hispanic American Historical ReviewMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-97142-3 (9781108971423)
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Kristin Wendland | Kacey Link
The Cambridge Companion to Tango
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03/2024
Cambridge University Press
€101.50
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Content
Introduction: Tango Studies Across Disciplinary and Geographic Boundaries Kristin Wendland and Kacey Link; 1. A Brief History of Tango Omar Garcia Brunelli; Tango Music: 2. The Bandoneon: The Magical Sound and Soul of Tango Ortac Aydinoglu; 3. Angel Villoldo and Early Sound Recordings Morgan James Luker; 4. Orchestral Rhythmic Designs and Performance Practices: Juan D'Arienzo and Anibal Troilo Ignacio Varchausky; 5. Guitar Heroes: Roberto Grela and Anibal Arias Eric Johns; 6. Post-Golden Age Pillars: Horacio Salgan and Astor Piazzolla Kristin Wendland and Kacey Link; 7. Tango and Jazz: Cross-Genre Relations in History and Practice Julian Graciano; Tango Song: 8. Audacious Women: Profiles of Early Cancionistas Romina Dezillio; 9. The Poetics of Golden-Age Tango Pablo Palomino; Tango Dance: 10. Tango's Journey from a Rio de la Plata Dance to a Globalized Milonga Christophe Apprill; 11. Tango Lessons: What Research on Tango Dancing Can Teach Us Kathy Davis; 12. Encuentros Milongueros: Europe's Twenty-First Century Tango Dance Practice Kendra Stepputat; 13. Re-Imagining the Future of Tango Dance Carolyn Merritt; Interdisciplinary Tango Studies: 14. Nineteenth-Century Afro-Argentine Origins of Tango Paulina L. Alberto; 15. Synthesizing Analyses: A Choreomusical Study of 'La cumparsita' Rebecca Simpson-Litke; 16. Mixed Messages: Tango and Argentine Politics Matthew B. Karush; 17. (Trans)national Visions: Tango Onscreen Rielle Navitski; 18. Tango, Emotion, and Transculturality in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Yuiko Asaba; 19. Tango Studies Abroad: Gustavo Beytelmann and Codarts University Barbara Varassi Pega; 20. Tango and Healing: A Clinical Research Perspective Madeleine E. Hackney and J. Lucas McKay; Epilogue: Carrying Tango Studies into the Future Kristin Wendland and Kacey Link; Appendix: Tango Chronology; Index.