The tango originated in Argentina, but has become quite popular in many other countries including the United States. The music itself does not have a set rhythm, however, with westernization, a "standard" tango has been formed. The non-standard tango has more non-western qualities. Western tango steps were made standard by western dance studios to be able to judge competitions. However, the Argentinian tango is a evolving constantly, and changes day to day along with Argentinian culture. It still is mainly based on improvisation.
Section 2: Musical Analysis
Musical
* Two clear ideas
* Homo phonic
* No defined rhythm
* Some dynamic contrast
* One male voice and one guitar
* Voice is the melody, guitar serves as accompaniment
* Sung in Spanish
Structure
This piece starts with a guitar intro, which introduces the main theme. It then continues with the voice as the melody and the theme repeating several times. The guitar is now the accompaniment. Also, the voice spends some time on a solo without the guitar.
* 0:00-0:14 Intro with the guitar. Monophonic, with some sense of rhythm, but nothing is defined.
* 0:15-0:39 Voice comes in with first idea, guitar serves and accompaniment.
* 0:39-1:02 First Idea repeats
* 1:02-1:06 Voice solo, leads into the repeating of the first idea
* 1:06-1:23 Second idea
* 1:23-1:41 Second idea repeats
* 1:41-1:47 Voice solo
* 1:47-2:16 Second idea repeats
* 2:16-2:38 Second idea repeats
* 2:38-2:59 Second idea repeats
* 2:59-3:18 Shorter variation of the second idea
* 3:18-3:32 Solo which slows the tempo and concludes the piece
Context
This piece was composed by Hugo Del Carril and is called Yira, Yira. This is from the album “The Best Tango Music in the World, ever!” which came out in 2003.
