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Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla

Sound
March 11, 1921 (Age 105) - July 4, 1992
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".

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March 11, 1921 (Age 105)

Place of Birth

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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