Re: [TANGO-L] Question on Alternative Music

[Bruno <romerob @TELUSPLANET.NET>]

Trini wrote:

>Could you be more specific about De Caro?  One of the
areas I would eventually like to learn is the "tricks"
of the different orchestras.<

My 2 cents:

Up to the beginnings of the 1920's the tango styles in the music was not
defined. Tango was played in a simple, marked, harmonic way, and at the
unison.  Julio de Caro changed the tango music when he began interpreting
the tangos from Agustin Bardi. DeCaro kept the essence of tango by blending
(new) melodic rhythms: what is called tango romanza, with playful and bold
rhythms from the old tangos from the arrabales(slums). De Caro overdid the
change of tango music and lost popularity when he started experimenting with
new sounds by including non-traditional tango instruments in his
compositions.

There is an example of Julio Decaro's tango music from 1928 "El Monito" at
www.todotango.com in the creadores (creators) page. Pedro Maffia's
interpretation of the tango Pelele is another example of new tango music,
which kept old Milonga flavor. 
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I think that by "tricks" to dance to different orchestras you refer to the
times the music calls for specific interpretations, which regular tango
steps are too weak to emphasize. Sort of a different way to dance what is
being traditionally danced to. Demian and Carolina Buenaventura provide a
good analysis on this subject.

Regards,

Bruno

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