Date of Birth | 11-March-1921 | |
Place of Birth |
Mar del Plata (Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, General Pueyrredón Partido) |
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Nationality | Argentina | |
Also know as | Astor Piazzolla, Astor Piazolla, Astor Piazzola, Piazzolla*Astor, A. Piazolla, Ãstor Piazolla, Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta TÃpica, Astor Piazzolla y su Orquesta, Piazzolla, Astor, Ãstor Pantaleón Piazzolla | |
Profession | Composer | |
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango 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 Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music". |
Awards by Ástor Piazzolla |
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1986
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