Re: [TANGO-L] Community Growth - The Next Generation

[Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>]

>Clear Beat for dancing
>Modern Tango

not many choices
not much variety

Pugliese, Piazzolla and Salgan introduced progressive sensibilities into
tango in which the drama was heightened through pauses and, in some cases,
tempo changes.  With Pugliese's orchestra, the transitions were used more
sparingly and in contrast with a strong marcato rhythm.  By contrast,
smaller orchestras--such as Piazzolla's and the contemporary orchestras
who follow his example--rely heavily on abrupt tempo changes and rubato
playing to create their dramatic effects.  The smaller orchestras may have
taken this approach because they lack enough members to produce drama
through the sophisticated instrumental coloring used by larger golden-age
orchestras.

Nonetheless, one can find a few modern recordings that are suitable for
dancing.  (See <http://www.tejastango.com/post-golden-age.html>.)
One problem is that the recordings are made by modern tango orchestras and
have a sufficiently clear dance beat draw from a relatively narrow sound
pallette.  A much richer variety of dance music can be found in  the
recordings from the Golden Age.

With best regards,
Steve

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas
http://www.tejastango.com/

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