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Overview of the history and evolution of instrumental tango

How to achieve without stereotypes that the current tango production has the freshness and spontaneity of the genuine, together with the aroma of its history in an already globalized Buenos Aires? He opens a space to reflect on these problems and outline some possible responses. The course conceived as a historical tour of the evolution of instrumental tango, aims to describe some possible scenarios where this cultural phenomenon originated and developed. Thus, history and music weave an intimate plot impossible to dissociate. We will try to establish and analyze the possible relationships between historical events and musical production and evolution, to then address a stylistic vision of the genre, which allows us to understand and project new horizons of our city music. A historical, musical and stylistic tour of one of the most elaborate events of our musical reality with a strong national identity: The Tango. From the dawn and the first manifestations, their transformations, different styles and aesthetics, to the current panorama of our tango. Exhibition of the technical elements, their transformations and development through the different stages and creators. Audition of recordings, analysis of them and their historical-cultural context. Oriented to musicians in general, historians, and lovers of our city music who want to delve into the value and richness of our cultural heritage.

Goals:
- Open a channel that enables knowledge and analysis of the orchestral, ensemble and solo repertoire of the different styles and aesthetics of tango, as well as its main creators and historical-cultural events that influenced its development.
- Promote research related to this cultural area.
- Promote new aesthetic searches that renew and revitalize the genre.
- Preserve our Cultural heritage.

Requirements to take:
 It is not necessary to have previous knowledge and experience as an arranger, or in the genre.

Program: (General contents)
The origins of tango. Primeras agrupaciones. Similarity to jazz. The Old Guard. The bandoneon. The 20s and the tango song, Carlos Gardel The Decarean era The golden age of tango The New Guard and the evolution of the genre. The tango arrangers. The avant-garde, Astor Piazzolla, tango and academic music The renaissance of tango. Current outlook and future trends.

General bibliography: “Historia de la Orquesta típica”– Luis Adolfo Serra (Ed Peña lillo) “The history of Tango” (Ed Corregidor) “Anthology of Tango Rioplatense Vol I / II – Institute of Musicology” Carlos Vega “ "Carlos Vega” “Piazzolla, the limit music” Carlos Kuri (Ed Corregidor) “The tango art and mystery” – Horacio Ferrer (Ed Losada) “Jazz, history and presence” – Roque de Pedro (Ed Convergencia) “The Tango the gaucho and Buenos Aires” – Carlos Troncaro (Ed Argenta) “Horacio Salgan” – Sonia Ursini – (Ed Corregidor) “Disceplo” – Sergio Pujul “Tango XXI century” – Tomas Danial Calello “Hyperculturality” – Byung-Chul Han (Ed Herder) “The work of art in the age of technical reproducibility” – W. Benjamin “The place of culture” – Homi. K. Bhabha