About this title: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was the great pioneer of modern tango music, a masterly composer and bandoneon player who won increasing international fame with his Quintet in the 1980s, in Europe, North and South America, and Japan. Born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, he was taken by his parents to New York at the age of 4, and grew up on the tough ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195127775ISBN:0195127773
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0195127773. Tight clean unmarked book in barely rubbed DJ.; 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.1 Inches; 326 pages; From Publishers WeeklySquare-built and accordion-like, the bandoneon is a unique instrument, difficult to play yet adaptable to many musical styles. One of its most famous masters, the Argentine composer and tanguero Astor Piazzolla, is the subject of this fascinating biography. Painstakingly researched, with revealing quotes from Piazzolla's family, friends, teachers and ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford U. Press, New York
Date Published: 2000
Description: Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. 326pp. B&w illus. Glossary index. Black cloth spine on red paper covered boards. Vg+ in lightly rubbed dj. read more
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