Re: [TANGO-L] Tango music, a violin technique question

[Bruno Romero <romerob@TELUSPLANET.NET>]

>In tango music, there are many instances where the violinist make a
rhythmic scratching sound by bowing slightly _behind_ the bridge.
I have the sheetmusic of "Tango for 4" by Piazzolla where this technique
is called "sandpaper."

What is it called in Argentina, and/or is "sandpaper" a direct translation?

My 2 cents:

It is called "efecto lija" (scratch effect) del violin

"Lija" = rasp, scratch, etc.

Elvino Vardaro, the tango violinist, used it quite often. It is presumed
that Piazzola adopted/copied this technique from Vardaro.

I do not have the following article but my description comes from the
internet. If you have access to:
http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-in/access.cgi?uri=/journals/latin_american_music_rev
iew/v022/22.2maurino.pdf

or obtain it from your local library.

Maurino, Gabriela "Raices tangueras de la obra de Astor Piazzolla"
Latin American Music Review - Volume 22, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2001, pp.
240-254
University of Texas Press

Cheers,

Bruno

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