Tango Dance and Music

A Choreomusical Exploration of Tango Argentino
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-19468-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

This book investigates choreomusical aspects of tango argentino in translocal practice, in particular its current manifestation in Europe. It looks at translocal tango argentino in its many facets: movement structures, sound structures, dancers and musicians, and the complex relations between these factors that all have their share in shaping the practice. Beyond being the first extensive monograph about translocal tango music and dance, the book crosses borders in the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods, ranging from participant observation to statistical data evaluation, including optical motion capture for movement analysis. The book contains a brief historical overview of tango argentino practice in the twentieth century, bringing together the development of music and dance in a holistic way to better understand the background of the current interconnectedness. The first main part of the book focuses on the “danceability” aspect of tango music. The exploration is based on tango DJs’, tango dance teachers’, and tango musicians’ view of tango danceability as well as experimental approaches. The second part is dedicated to tango dance and its “musicality”. It investigates with quantitative and qualitative methods tango movement repertoire and principles and how these relate to tango musical features.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stepputat, Kendra

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikethnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Tango Argentino: Dance, Music, and People

Musicality and Danceability

The Focus on Europe

Research Approach and Methods, Leading to the Structure of This Book

References

2 A Choreomusical Overview of Tango Argentino Development: 1900–2020

Beginnings in Buenos Aires and Montevideo

Dissemination Through Media

Connotations of Immorality

Reciprocation with Europe: The Way into High Society

The Reception of Tango in Argentina

Decline Under Economic and Political Pressure

The 1980s: Local and International Revival

Early Twenty-First Century: Back to the Roots, Reuniting Music and Dance

The State of Translocal Tango in the Early 2020s

References

3 Tango Music and Its Danceability

Tango Musical Features

Performance Practice

Tango Danceability

Tango Music and Its Danceability in a Nutshell

References

4 Tango Dance and Its Musicality

Basic Movement Repertoire

Dance Principles

Tango Dance Styles

Movement Repertoire Motion Capture Analysis

Tango Musicality

Tango Dance and Its Musicality in a Nutshell

References

5 Tango Music–Dance Relations: Toward a Conclusion

Spanish Summary: Baile y Música de Tango: Una Exploración Coreomusical del Tango Argentino en Europa

Accompanying Material

Über Autor(innen)

Kendra Stepputat is Associate Professor and currently Head of the Institute for Ethnomusicology, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG), Austria. She graduated in comparative musicology, Southeast Asian studies, and communication studies at Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität Berlin and concluded her PhD and habilitation at KUG. Her research topics include Balinese performing arts and tango argentino in European perspective. Her research focus is on choreomusical aspects of performing arts.