Le grand tango : the life and music of Astor Piazzolla / María Susana Azzi, Simon Collier ; with a foreword by Yo-Yo Ma.
| Author/creator | Azzi, María Susana author. |
| Other author | Collier, Simon, author. |
| Other author | Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. |
| Description | xv, 326 pages, 18 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword: Yo-Yo Ma on Astor Piazzolla -- Family relationships of Piazzollas, Manettis, Bertolamis, and Wolffs -- Struggle. "I was raised in New York," 1921-1937 ; Into the tango world, 1937-1944 ; The road to Paris, 1944-1955 ; Octet and jazz-tango, 1955-1960 ; Leader of the avant-garde, 1960-1967 ; Piazzolla-Ferrer-Baltar, 1967-1971 ; Nonet and breakdown, 1971-1974 -- Man and musician. Man ; Musician -- Fame. All roads lead to Rome, 1974-1975 ; "An Electric Piazzolla," 1975-1977 ; Up and down the Atlantic, 1977-1981 ; Sharks and concertos, 1981-1985 ; Globetrotter with Bandoneon, 1985-1988 ; Sextet and tragic coda, 1988-1992 -- Astor Piazzolla on compact disc -- Glossary of South American Terms. |
| Abstract | Astor Piazzolla was a musical genius, a man who used the national dance of Argentina as raw material for a whole new musical genre. This book vividly captures the life of this extraordinary musician--a visionary who won worldwide acclaim but sparked bitter controversy in his native land. The authors trace Piazzolla's early life from his birth in Argentina in 1921 to his childhood years on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where he first developed a talent for the bandoneon, the accordion-like instrument central to the tango. They describe his return to Argentina at age sixteen and his rapid rise in the intoxicating world of tango, where he quickly earned a place with the leading dance band and then formed his own group. But at the height of his success, Piazzolla decided to take tango music to a new level and studied composition with the legendary Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The authors show how he created a dramatically new style of tango music influenced by jazz and classical pieces--a tango music meant for listening, not dancing. But they also show that in the birthplace of the tango he met fierce resistance. He eventually left Argentina for Europe, where he emerged as an international celebrity. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 285-289), bibliographical references (pages 307-310) and index. |
| LCCN | 99031795 |
| ISBN | 0195127773 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.P579 A99 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |