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- catalog abstract ""In the earliest years of the twentieth century, North American ballroom dancers favored the waltz or the polka. But in the teens, a new dance, the tango, broke onto the scene when Vernon and Irene Castle performed it in a Broadway musical. Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, and Xavier Cugat popularized it even more in the 1920s and 1930s, and thousands of enthusiasts began crowding dance floors around the country." "This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris, and London to the present day. It covers dancers, musicians, and composers and the tango's influence on American music. Chapters are dedicated to the Castles, Valentino, Murray, and Cugat, the Big Band and jazz singers who incorporated tangos with English lyrics into their repertoires, Juan Carlos Cobian, Osualdo Fresedo, Francisco Canaro, Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla, the influence of World War II, portrayals of the tango in the movies and ballet, and recordings by Gerry Mulligan, Gary Burton, Al Di Meola, Yo-Yo Ma, and Julio Igelesias, among many other topics."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13097310.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""In the earliest years of the twentieth century, North American ballroom dancers favored the waltz or the polka. But in the teens, a new dance, the tango, broke onto the scene when Vernon and Irene Castle performed it in a Broadway musical. Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, and Xavier Cugat popularized it even more in the 1920s and 1930s, and thousands of enthusiasts began crowding dance floors around the country."".
- catalog description ""This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris, and London to the present day. It covers dancers, musicians, and composers and the tango's influence on American music. Chapters are dedicated to the Castles, Valentino, Murray, and Cugat, the Big Band and jazz singers who incorporated tangos with English lyrics into their repertoires, Juan Carlos Cobian, Osualdo Fresedo, Francisco Canaro, Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla, the influence of World War II, portrayals of the tango in the movies and ballet, and recordings by Gerry Mulligan, Gary Burton, Al Di Meola, Yo-Yo Ma, and Julio Igelesias, among many other topics."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Antecedents of the Tango in the United States -- Some Historic Facts -- Argentineans in New York -- New York Tango Venues -- The Pros and Cons -- The Rise of the Castles -- James Reese Europe: The Key to Change -- The Tango's Influence on Other Popular Music -- Music with the Scent of Tango -- Tango Valentino -- The Orquesta Típica Select -- Juan Carlos Cobián: Pianist and Don Juan -- The Arthur Murray Studios -- Canaro Already Had His Orchestra -- Xavier Cugat, Tango, Rumba and Chihuahuas -- Gardel Enters the Arena -- More Argentineans in New York -- The Return of Juan Carlos Cobián -- World War II and Later ... -- The Big Surprises -- Piazzolla: A Bandoneón Against the World -- The Compact Disk Revolution -- The American Musician and the Tango -- Final Considerations.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 231 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0786414065 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co.,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "784.18/885/0973 21".
- catalog subject "GV1796.T3 G76 2004".
- catalog subject "Tango (Dance) United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Antecedents of the Tango in the United States -- Some Historic Facts -- Argentineans in New York -- New York Tango Venues -- The Pros and Cons -- The Rise of the Castles -- James Reese Europe: The Key to Change -- The Tango's Influence on Other Popular Music -- Music with the Scent of Tango -- Tango Valentino -- The Orquesta Típica Select -- Juan Carlos Cobián: Pianist and Don Juan -- The Arthur Murray Studios -- Canaro Already Had His Orchestra -- Xavier Cugat, Tango, Rumba and Chihuahuas -- Gardel Enters the Arena -- More Argentineans in New York -- The Return of Juan Carlos Cobián -- World War II and Later ... -- The Big Surprises -- Piazzolla: A Bandoneón Against the World -- The Compact Disk Revolution -- The American Musician and the Tango -- Final Considerations.".
- catalog title "The tango in the United States : a history / by Carlos G. Groppa.".
- catalog type "text".