Subsections
Getting the written Music
If you ever tried to get sheet music for a particular tango, you will have
noticed a big gap compared to other genres.
Tangos were not in the spot of music publishers for many decades.
After WWII tango was considered old-fashioned:
They didn't use the (electronic) instruments popular for at young generation,
and organizations as the
International Council of Ballroom Dancing which defined a social dance
inspired by paso doble or a Spanish bullfight and not referring
to the original La Plata Tango with it's improvising character and
own deep roots and rich history.
During the 1980ies and later, the tango Show Tango Argentino
which toured through the US and Europe, demonstrated a high level dancing style,
unknown to the ordinary audience.
Astor Piazzolla, ignored and rejected at home, escaped to Europe were
he matured during many years in Italy. The New Tango was a revelation
in Europe, catching open minded jazz lovers and the youth as well.
It was the ignition for the Tango Nuevo, and the tango of the 40ties,
for the dancers, a phenomenon which is still
lasting, from Zurich to Paris, Berlin. New York, Tokyo and Johannesburg.
As a consequence the increasing demand for original tango sheet music
motivated a few music publishers to make some tries.
Indeed, the situation improved a lot. In the past the original
tangos were published in a basic version for piano.
Sometimes the melody line for violin or voice was added.
This explains why there are almost no pieces for bandoneon out there.
Complete arrangements were seldom. The orchestras were forced to arrange
themselfs. Of course, the arrranger gave the characteristic style.
With some experience you will recognize the arranger of a particular piece.
It is very hard to find original written arrangements, if you do,
most probably someone wrote it down just by ear.
Not everybody is able or willing to write owqn arrangements from scratch.
Consider hireing an arrangement service
Getting the Scores
The music we are going to play, is usually copyrighted.
Depending on the country, only after after 50 or 70 years of the
composer's death, the music becomes public domain. But attention!
Still there is a copyright for the printed matter. And we must
respect their rights.
For this reason I may not make freely accessible copyrighted material.
But if I know which editor published something youma find the
information in a listing. Here some suggestions are given where to
get a particular piece.
It becomes more and more popular that composers
sell their compositions directly
Others have contracts with editors and you need not search
in different files.
The list of publishers
An
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on-line store
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is probably more effective
if you know exactly what you are looking for.
Today it is far easier to get things on-line.
The editors in the liost below do have on-line selling facilities.
Stores
| Club de Tango |
Partituras |
| Tangoscores |
|
| Editorial Promusa |
Buenos Aires / Madrid |
| Tango Jam |
Worldwide online teaching, books, tango music consulting,
arrangements and compositions,
and other resources for tango musicians.
Specially online Bandoneon classes with musicians of Buenos Aires. |
|
|
Tango Sheet Music Shop
Gabriel Muhafra
Bolivar 1887 - 8A
1151 Capital Fedeal, Buenos Aires
+5411 4307 2533, 4894 1215 |
| Sheet Music Plus |
offers some Piazzolla works |
| Tango Sheet Music Books |
by Bill Matthiesen |
| ZIK Publishing Group |
on-line Piazzolla sheet music for piano and guitar and violin |
|
|
Instruments and sheet music |
Web Resources
Arrangements
Some editors outside of Argentina like Universelles, Tonos
are going to publish complete tango arrangements for orchestras.
Nevertheless it is still not sufficient to
build up a well balanced repertory. You may use the service of
arrangement writers.
Ready to use arrangements are listed in Gabriel Merlino's
Tango Arrangements.
| Julian Graciano
- arrangements |
compositor arreglador docente
tel. (+54 11) 4812-1203
|
| Julian Hasse
- arrangements |
Altavoz Music Publishing
|
| Andrés Linetzky
- arrangements |
(Argentina) |
Gabriel Merlino
- arrangements
for soloists and all type of Tango ensembles.
Order your own arrangement for your ensemble.
Also we have online arrangements courses. |
Musical arrangements
Argentina |
| Norberto Vogel
- arrangements |
(Argentina) |
Vintage Publishers
The first printed tango music was published at the beginning of the
20th century. At that time the copyright law was not existent and
many publishers were illegal.
After more and more piracy came up,
in 1918 the Sociedad Nacional de Autores, Compositores y Editores de
Música was founded in Argentina order to ensure the law 7092
to protect the intelectual property.
The list below was compiled using information
found in El Tango y sus circunstancias
by Fernando O. Assunção
El Ateneo, ©1984, Buenos Aires, ISBN 950-02-8366-2
|
Short Name |
Editor |
Address |
|---|
|
Alonso |
Casa Alonso |
Sarandí 556, Montevideo |
|
Astengo |
M. Astengo |
Gaona 2332, Bs. As. |
|
Balerio (1) |
Jose V. |
Juan S. Balerio |
|
Balerio (2) |
Jose V. |
Juan S. Balerio |
|
Baña |
J. M. Baña y Cia. |
Rivadavia 853, Bs. As. |
|
Beethoven (1) |
Casa Beethoven |
Callao 109, Bs. As. |
|
Beethoven (2) |
Casa Beethoven |
Victoria 1632, Bs. As. |
|
Belaúnde |
A. F. Belaúnde y Cia. |
Florida 243, Bs. As. |
|
Bonfiglioli |
J. José Bonfiglioli |
? |
|
Breyer |
Breyer Hermanos |
Florida 414, Bs. As. |
|
Camulli |
César Camulli |
Cangallo 1781, Bs. As. |
|
Carrano |
A. Carrano |
Piedad 947, Bs. As. |
|
Caviglia |
Enrique Caviglia |
Alvarez 579, Bs. As. |
|
Cianciarulo |
Juan V. Cianciarulo |
Pasco 540, Bs. As. |
|
Drangosch |
Drangosch y Bienes |
Bartolomé Mitre 1032, Bs. As. |
|
Esteve |
Luis Esteve |
Sarandí 361, Montevideo |
|
Felipetti |
Jose Felipetti |
Charcas 2288, Bs. As. |
|
Feliú |
Juan Feliú e hijos |
Carlos Pellegrini 440, Bs. As. |
|
Filardi (1) |
Luis Filardi |
Suipacha 374, Bs. As. |
|
Filardi (2) |
Luis Filardi |
Bartolomé Mitre 2288, Bs. As. |
|
Filardi (3) |
Luis Filardi |
Bolivar 1546, Bs. As. |
|
Francalanci |
Alfredo O. Francalanci |
Viamonte 1702, Bs. As. |
|
Gaudiosi |
Roque Gaudiosi |
Santiago del Estero 968, Bs. As. |
|
Geipel (1) |
Geipel Hnos. |
Florida 587, Bs. As. |
|
Geipel (2) |
Geipel Hnos. |
Corrientes 1776, Bs. As. |
|
Grimberg (1) |
Casa Grimberg |
Florida 370, Bs. As. |
|
Grimberg (2) |
Casa Grimberg |
Victoria 727, Bs. As. |
|
Ibarburo |
M. Ibarburo |
Pasco 542, Bs. As. |
|
Joubert |
Joubert Hnos. y Cia. |
? |
|
L.E.M.A. |
La Editora Musical Argentina |
Callao 345, Bs.As. |
|
La Salva |
Domingo La Salva |
San Juan 2320, Bs. As. |
|
Lemos |
J. A. Lemos y Cia. |
Florida 344, Bs. As. |
|
Lottermoster |
Baña, Lottermoster y Cia. |
Rivadavia 853, Bs. As. |
|
Mandrés |
Luis Mandrés |
Sarmiento 853, Rosario |
|
Martel |
Julio Martel |
Garay 2370, Bs. As. |
|
Martel |
Pedro Martel |
Yapeyú 531, Bs. As. |
|
Matera |
Carlos Matera Impr venta Musical |
Gorriti 2410, Bs. As. |
|
Matera |
F. Matera y Cia. |
Libertad 132, Bs. As. |
|
Medina |
Juan A. Medina e hijo |
Florida 119 (248), Bs. As. |
|
Meliante |
Antonio Meliante |
Itavopí 2138, Montevideo |
|
Monteverde |
Miguel Monteverde |
Corrientes 3193, Bs. As. |
|
Nacional |
La Nacional |
Piedras 440, Montevideo |
|
Neumann |
Guillermo Neumann |
Florida 415, Bs. As. |
|
Núñez |
F. Núñez y Cia. |
Sarmiento 1566, Bs. As. |
|
Ortelli |
Tall. Graficos de Ortelli Hnos. |
Belgrano 2947, Bs. As. |
|
Peiré |
Emilio Peiré |
Alvarez 444, Bs. As. |
|
Perrotti |
Alfredo Perrotti |
Garay 542, Bs. As. |
|
Poggi |
Alberto S. Poggi |
Carlos Pellegrini 418 |
|
Poggi |
David Poggi |
Artes 418, Bs. As. |
|
Prelat |
E. E. Prelat y Hno. |
Sta. Fe 2841, Bs. As. |
|
Pugliese |
Adolfo Pugliese |
? |
|
Rivarola (1) |
Luis F. Rivarola |
Bartolome Mitre 884, Bs. As. |
|
Rivarola (2) |
|
Carlos Pellegrini 165, Bs. As. |
|
Rivarola (3) |
Juan E. Rivarola |
Mexico 1112, Bs. As. |
|
Rivarola (4) |
|
Bernardo de Irigoyen 143, Bs. As. |
|
Romero (1) |
Romero y Agromayor |
Bartolomé Mitre 947, Bs. As. |
|
Romero (2) |
Romero y Fernández |
Bartolomé Mitre 947, Bs. As. |
|
SAC |
Sociedad Arg. de Compositores |
Florida 385, Bs. As. |
|
Sosa |
Primitivo Sosa |
San Martin 934, Rosario |
|
Spinelli |
Rosario Spinelli |
San Luis 2826, Bs. As. |
|
Trelino |
M. A. Trelino |
Belgrano 2942, Bs. As. |
|
Trápani (1) |
Carlos M. Trápani |
Convención 1325, Montevideo |
|
Trápani (2) |
Carlos M. Trápani |
Ituzaingó 125, Montevideo |
|
Yanone |
Carmelo Yanone |
San Juan 2184, Bs. As. |
first edition: Feb. 1996
Contemporary Printed Sheetmusic
This list of Tango Music Publishers
is certainly not complete
or contains outdated items. Historical addresses are
still included for trace-back reason.
Publishers until 1920
of the River Plate area are found on a separate list.
Please inform me about errors or publishers not mentioned.
Please note: The first column lists the Publisher and it has a link to the
corresponding catalogue.
|
Publisher |
Composer |
|
Vintage Publishers |
Music Publishers up to
1920 at the River Plate |
|
|
|
| AltaVoz Ediciones Musicales
|
|
| LA AUTORA |
Eladia Blazquez |
|
Chanterelle |
Piazzolla works arranged for guitar |
|
CURCI |
only Piazzolla sheet music |
|
EDAMI |
|
|
FERMATA |
|
|
Alfredo Geipel |
Razzano, Laurenz, Bayardo |
|
David Grinberg |
Julio & Francisco de Caro, Laurenz,
Maffia, De Los Hoyos, Celedonio Flores,
Navarrine, D'Agostino |
|
Iadarola |
(sometimes Yadarola)
Dizeo, De la Cruz,
(taken over by Julio Korn) |
|
Jaro Medien |
Piazzolla (Europe licence)
|
| KORN |
(Warner - Chappell)
|
|
Lemoine |
|
|
Margaux
|
(guitar) |
|
Tienda Melos |
Argentina |
|
PIROVANO |
Donato, Scatasso, Filiberto, Tagini, Delfino,
Maglio, Cadícamo, Contursi, Guichandu |
|
PERROTTI / RECORD |
stock seems to
be poor now
Pracánico,
Aieta, García Giménez, Sanders, Avilés,
Lomuto, Matos Rodriguez, Collazo, Rizzuti |
|
Editorial Promusa
|
Buenos Aires / Madrid |
|
RECORD |
repertory of Carlos Gardel |
|
RICORDI |
lots of Guardia Vieja |
|
Rivarola |
Fresedo, Tuegols, Carlos Flores, Cobián,
Magaldi, Ferrazzano |
|
SELECT
|
|
|
Tonos |
Beytelmann, Borda, Bragato, Cosentino,
Di Matteo, Garello, González, Mederos,
Potenza, Piazzolla, Varvello
|
|
Tropical |
Tropical GmbH
Astor Piazzolla |
| WARNER BROSS |
Gardel and Milva & Piazzolla |
|
OTHERS |
|
|
Les Editions Universelles |
(with its own search engine -
not included in CATALOG) |
