In the earliest years of the 20th century, North American ballroom dancers favored the waltz or the polka. But then a new dance, the tango, broke onto the scene when Vernon and Irene Castle performed it in a Broadway musical. Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, and Xavier Cugat popularized it in the 1920s and 1930s, and thousands of people crowded onto dance floors around the country to hear the music and dance the tango. This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris and London to the present day. It covers the dancers, musicians, and composers, and the tango's influence on American music.…mehr
In the earliest years of the 20th century, North American ballroom dancers favored the waltz or the polka. But then a new dance, the tango, broke onto the scene when Vernon and Irene Castle performed it in a Broadway musical. Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, and Xavier Cugat popularized it in the 1920s and 1930s, and thousands of people crowded onto dance floors around the country to hear the music and dance the tango. This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris and London to the present day. It covers the dancers, musicians, and composers, and the tango's influence on American music.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Carlos C. Groppa is the editor of Tango Reporter, a member of the Academia Portena del Lunfardo of Argentina, and a recipient of the Carlos Gardel Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Antecedents of the Tango in the United States 2. Some Historic Facts 3. Argentineans in New York 4. New York Tango Venues 5. The Pros and Cons 6. The Rise of the Castles 7. James Reese Europe: The Key to Change 8. The Tango's Influence on Other Popular Music 9. Music with the Scent of Tango 10. Tango Valentino 11. The Orquesta Tipica Select 12. Juan Carlos Cobi.n: Pianist and Don Juan 13. The Arthur Murray Studios 14. Canaro Already Had His Orchestra 15. Xavier Cugat, Tango, Rumba and Chihuahuas 16. Carlos Gardel Enters the Arena 17. More Argentineans in New York 18. The Return of Juan Carlos Cobian 19. World War II and Later.... 20. The Big Surprises 21. Piazzolla: A Bandoneon Against the World 22. The Compact Disk Revolution 23. The American Musician and the Tango 24. Final Considerations Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Antecedents of the Tango in the United States 2. Some Historic Facts 3. Argentineans in New York 4. New York Tango Venues 5. The Pros and Cons 6. The Rise of the Castles 7. James Reese Europe: The Key to Change 8. The Tango's Influence on Other Popular Music 9. Music with the Scent of Tango 10. Tango Valentino 11. The Orquesta Tipica Select 12. Juan Carlos Cobi.n: Pianist and Don Juan 13. The Arthur Murray Studios 14. Canaro Already Had His Orchestra 15. Xavier Cugat, Tango, Rumba and Chihuahuas 16. Carlos Gardel Enters the Arena 17. More Argentineans in New York 18. The Return of Juan Carlos Cobian 19. World War II and Later.... 20. The Big Surprises 21. Piazzolla: A Bandoneon Against the World 22. The Compact Disk Revolution 23. The American Musician and the Tango 24. Final Considerations Bibliography Index
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