Astor Piazzolla

Also known as Ástor Piazzolla, Piazzolla

Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger

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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine composer, conductor, and film score composer. Born in Mar del Plata on March 11, 1921, he was a male human who spoke Spanish. His musical career began in 1933 and continued until 1992. He studied under Nadia Boulanger and Alberto Ginastera. Piazzolla played the bandoneon and worked within the genres of opera, nuevo tango, and tango.

His notable works include the compositions Adiós Nonino, Libertango, and Estaciones Porteñas, as well as the opera María de Buenos Aires. He received the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film. During his career, he recorded for the Milan and RCA Victor record labels. He died in Buenos Aires on July 4, 1992.

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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described…

Known for

Milva, diva per sempre — Himself2024
Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark — Self (archive footage)2018
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel — Self - Composer2017
Astor Piazzolla: tango nuevo — Self (archive footage)2017
Tango in Paris: Memories of Astor Piazzolla — Self (archive footage)2017
Astor Piazzolla - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival — Self - bandoneon2008
Astor Piazzolla: The Next Tango — Self2007
Quereme así (Piantao) — Self1997
Astor Piazzolla in Portrait — Self1990
Siempre lunes — Self - Guest1988

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 439,178
Total plays: 7,293,332

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Mar del Plata
Place of death: Buenos Aires
Occupation: film score composer
Languages spoken: Spanish
Student of: Alberto Ginastera
Genre: tango
Instrument: bandoneon
Official website: piazzolla.org
Image: Astor Piazzolla.jpg

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Commons category: Astor Piazzolla
date of birth: 1921-03-11
date of death: 1992-07-05
Commons gallery: Astor Piazzolla
name in native language: Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla
start of work period: 1933-00-00
end of work period: 1992-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla ( Latin American Spanish: [asˈtoɾ pjaˈsola], Italian: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of Tango music".

Life and career

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