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Astor Piazzolla
Born March 11, 1921 Died July 4, 1992 (Age 71)Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina116 Credits
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film 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 wor…
