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2 - The Bandoneón: The Magical Sound and Soul of Tango

from Part I - Tango Music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2024

By
Ortaç Aydinoğlu
Edited by
Kristin Wendland  and
Kacey Link
Kristin Wendland
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
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Summary

Ortaç Aydınoğlu explores the bandoneón as a symbol of tango, focusing on the great interpreters in Argentina and abroad. The Turkish bandoneonist and tango scholar recounts the international travels and “adventures” of his instrument through time, enlightening the reader about how and why it came to symbolize tango.

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Bandoneón historybandoneón musiciansArgentine tango
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The Cambridge Companion to Tango , pp. 31 - 49
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Ahrens, Christian. “Free Reed.” In The Organ: An Encyclopedia, edited by Bush, Douglas E. and Kassel, Richard, 210–211. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.Google Scholar
Bush, Douglas E., and Kassel, Richard. The Organ: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.Google Scholar
Heveling, Carsten. “Das Bandoneon.” Bandoneon, accessed July 27, 2021, https://bando-bando.de/verschiedenes/foto.html.Google Scholar
“History,” Accordions Worldwide, accessed July 24, 2021. www.accordions.com/history/acc_his.aspx.Google Scholar
Kerimov, Rauf. “Akordiyon ve Benzeri Armonikaların Tarihsel Gelişimi Üzerine Bir İnceleme.” Porte Akademik (Spring 2018): 87–101.Google Scholar
Krapovickas, Mercedes. “Organografía del bandoneón y prácticas musicales: Lógica dispositiva de los teclados del bandoneón rheinische Tonlage 38/33 y la escritura ideográfica.” Latin American Music Review (Fall/Winter 2012): 157–185.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Montagu, Jeremy. “Concertina.” In The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Latham, Alison, 288. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.Google Scholar
Montagu, Jeremy. “Reed.” In The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Latham, Alison, 1038. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.Google Scholar
Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York: Dover Publications, 2006.Google Scholar
Solis, Marcelo. “History of Tango – Part 5: The Appearance of the Bandoneon in Tango.” Argentine Tango School, accessed July 27, 2021, https://escuelatangoba.com/marcelosolis/history-of-tango-part-5.Google Scholar

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