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Tango Course - 3rd. Edition

The book "TANGO COURSE" by Horacio Salgán is the first written from a technical-musical perspective where the Maestro delivers all his knowledge in the construction of Tango and reveals his working methods of his 85 years of career. The purpose of this work is fundamentally to train the student in the execution of Tango. It is a study of Tango; piano, orchestral, rhythmic and harmonic details. It is intended for musicians and the teaching is facilitated with examples in small scores and with audio examples. In the website that is described in the chapter "Contents of the CD" you will find the audio examples that you can download as many times as you want and also listen online. 🎹 "Music is a great Tradition and that the creators receive from their predecessors and leave for their followers. Aníbal Troilo, Alfredo Gobbi, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Fresedo, Enrique Mario Francini, and others, contributed and enriched with their talent and their personal style to the elevation of Tango. Let's not forget them. " - HORACIO SALGAN 🎹

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Published: Jul 14, 2026
Updated: Jul 29, 2026
Pages: 29
Language: English

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HORACIO SALGANTANGO COURSE 3RD. EDITION
HORACIO SALGÁNTANGO COURSE 3RD. EDITION
Page 3TANGO COURSE BY HORACIO SALGÁN
Horacio SalgánHis Background Horacio Salgán was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 15, 1916. He began his piano studies early on with Professor Luppo. At age 13 he entered the conservatory Conservatorio Municipal, where he took harmony classes with Maestro Serrallach, music theory and solfege with Professor de Ricci, and piano with Maestro Laffratti and Mrs. Amelia Coq de Weigand. Afterward he furthered his training in harmony with Maestro Pedro Rubbione, in counterpoint with Maestro Marcolli, and in piano with Vicente Scaramuzza, Raúl Spivack, and Alejandro Borovsky.
Page 5INDEX TANGO COURSE
Page 612 CHAPTER 6: HARMONY
The Double BassThe Cello The "Anticipation" in the Bandoneons
TANGO COURSECHAPTER 1 17
TANGO COURSECHAPTER 1 TANGO COURSE
Page 1026 THE DECAREAN PERIOD
Page 1128 CHAPTER 3
Page 1232 CHAPTER 4
Page 1340 CHAPTER 5
Page 1452 CHAPTER 6
SECTION 2INSTRUMENTATION 57
Page 1660 CHAPTER 7
THE STRING INSTRUMENTSCHAPTER 8 THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
THE SLIDECHAPTER 9 THE "SLIDE"
THE BANDONEONCHAPTER 10 THE BANDONEON
Page 20104 CHAPTER 11
THE BASS CLARINETCHAPTER 12 THE BASS CLARINET
Page 22108 CHAPTER 13
Page 23110 CHAPTER 14
Page 24134 CHAPTER 15
Page 25138 APPENDIX
APPENDIXCD CONTENTS 1) Con Bombo Legüero 0:58
Page 27150 25) Soy del '90 0:32
Page 28Thank you for being part of this journey. This book is born from the desire to see music continue to find new spaces to live in. If it accompanied you along the way, your review can help it reach other hands. You can share your experience or discover more at:
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