Tango fogata astor piazzolla biography summary

His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. He was a major Latin American composer of the 20th century. In Piazzolla moved with his parents to New York, where the family lived until When the family returned to Mar del Plata in , Piazzolla began playing with a variety of tango orchestras.

At age 17 he moved to Buenos Aires. He formed his own orchestra in , composing new works and experimenting with the sound and structure of the tango. About the same time he began to compose music for film. In he disbanded the orchestra, unsatisfied with his own efforts and still interested in classical composition. Having won a composing contest with his symphonic piece Buenos Aires , he went to study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.

She urged him to remain true to himself and to continue his experiments with the tango. Henceforth he combined his two musical passions, despite much criticism from tango traditionalists.

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He returned to Argentina in but moved once again to the United States, where he lived from to His innovations, including counterpoint and new rhythms and harmonies, were initially not well received in his country, but they were greatly admired in the United States and Europe. He moved to Paris in but returned to Argentina in Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia.

Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Jun. Accessed 13 July