Astor Piazzolla

Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla
	Piazzolla with his bandoneon, 1971
Background information
Birth name	Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla
Born	March 11, 1921; Mar del Plata, Argentina
Died	July 4, 1992 (aged 71); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Tango, nuevo tango
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)	bandoneon
Years active	1933–1990

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish: [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".^[1]

^ Holden, Stephen (July 6, 1992). "Astor Piazzolla, 71, Tango's Modern Master, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[NYT-1] Holden, Stephen (July 6, 1992). "Astor Piazzolla, 71, Tango's Modern Master, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

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