Argentine Tango class on milonga: fundamentals
Argentine Tango class on milonga: fundamentals
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Everything that is good in Tango dancing is the result of practice.
Everything that is good in Tango dancing is the result of practice.
Pianist and composer (11 November 1909 – 17 October 1979)
He began in 1927 with a first composition that obtained second place in the tango contest of the National records, a work that made possible his acquaintance with Carlos Gardel, who also recorded other tangos for him.
His great virtues continued to be exhibited in many other compositions.
Today we highlight “Canta pajarito”.
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Guitarist, singer and composer (November 9, 1909 – April 10, 1976)
Mastra was born in the neighborhood of La Aguada of Montevideo, and he spent his childhood in the humble stages of Parque Rodó, then called Parque Urbano (Urban Park).
When he was a kid, all occasions were good for him to sing. The public asked him, and he agreed.
They call him “Carusito” and also “El pequeño milagro” (The little miracle).
His facet as an author needs to be highlighted.
His creations were soon included in the songbooks of the most important orchestras and singers.
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Violinist and composer (7 November 1905 – n/d)
He stood out as a composer.
He had said about his first composition: «I had sent the handwritten copies of “Mentiras criollas” to the Max Glücksmann house which was located on Florida Street where El Ateneo bookstore is today. One morning, knowing that they had already chosen the twenty-four tangos for the 1929 contest, I went there to see if my number had been picked up to contest at the qualifying rounds. The examining jury included Gardel, Razzano, Firpo, Canaro, and Don Mauricio Godard; at the hall, I met Carlitos who was getting off the elevator and was wearing a maroon overcoat and a brown hat. He greeted me with a smile. I was almost a teenager then but I approached him to ask him if my tango had been chosen and he replied: «Look, boy, with that name there are five or six tangos but the one chosen is very good. I don’t know if it is yours», and then he hummed to me «…que si corren pa’ ganar te lo vienen a decir»… Filled with joy I told him: «That is mine, Mr. Gardel». «Well, congratulations, it’s a nice tango», he replied.
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Clarinetist and composer (November 7, 1872 – March 19, 1961)
He was born in Foggia, Italy, and was a clarinetist and composer. His father, a professional musician, taught him his first lessons. Later, he continued his studies with other teachers and joined bands and orchestras in his province and also in Naples. He even led a band in Ancona.
During the carnival dances at the Teatro Ópera, he premiered 1908 his tango “El irresistible”.
At that time the repercussion in the audience was so important that a pair of dancing partners —according to a story— approached the bandstand in order to know its title. It was the female dancer who asked about it.
When the bandleader pointed out at a musician saying he was the composer of the tune, the latter answered that he had not yet given a title to the piece.
Then she added:
– But it’s irresistible!!!
– That’s it, that’ll be its title…
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