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Piazzolla's History with Tango.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Great Performances: Now Hear This ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Piazzolla, Astor,.
- 20th Century.
- Performance.
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- Tango.
- Music works.
- Orchestration (Music).
- Musicians.
- Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina).
- Local Subjects:
- Piazzolla, Astor,.
- 20th Century.
- Performance.
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- Tango.
- Music works.
- Orchestration (Music).
- Musicians.
- Buenos Aires, Federal District (Argentina).
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Astor Piazzolla and tango were born in Argentina at the turn of the 20th century. Piazzolla would be drawn to, reject and return to tango over the course of his career. In this episode, Scott Yoo and his wife, the acclaimed flutist Alice Dade, travel to Buenos Aires to follow the evolution of Piazzolla and tango itself, set to his four-movement work History of Tango.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 31, 2023).
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