In the summer of 1985 he appeared with his Quinteto Tango Nuevo at the Almeida Theatre in London for a week-long engagement. Born: MaDied: J'For me,' Astor Piazzolla once said, 'tango was always for the ear rather than the feet.' Piazzolla expanded upon one of the great popular dance traditions of the Western Hemisphere, constantly crossing and recrossing the line between popular and classical music. In 1990 he suffered thrombosis in Paris, and died two years later in Buenos Aires.Īmong his followers, his own protégé Marcelo Nisinman is the best known innovator of the tango music of the new millennium, while Pablo Ziegler, pianist with Piazzolla's second quintet, has assumed the role of principal custodian of nuevo tango, extending the jazz influence in the style. Piazzolla returned from New York to Argentina in 1955, formed the Octeto Buenos Aires with Enrico Mario Francini and Hugo Baralis on violins, Atilio Stampone on piano, Leopoldo Federico as second bandoneon, Horacio Malvicino on electric guitar, José Bragato on 'cello and Juan Vasallo on double bass to play tangos, and never looked back. In 1953 Piazzolla entered his Buenos Aires Symphony in a composition contest, and won a grant from the French government to study in Paris with the legendary French composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. In 1950 he composed the soundtrack to the film Bólidos de Acero. Piazzolla was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1921 to Italian parents, Vicente Nonino Piazzolla and Asunta Manetti.Īstor Piazzolla spent most of his childhood with his family in New York City, where he was exposed to both jazz and the music of J S Bach at an early age. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Besides concerto pieces and soundtracks for about 40 movies, Astor devised a great number of short pieces (whether tangos or not) omitted in this brief review. He is known for his work on 12 Monkeys (1995), Raw Deal (1986) and Frantic (1988). Astor Piazzolla was born on Main Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina as Astor Pantalen Piazzolla. Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. The last Piazzollas setting was a sextet, which added a second bandoneon to the quintet and replaced the violin by the cello. Astor Piazzolla, Soundtrack: Twelve Monkeys.
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