Libertango

Astor Piazzolla

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General Info

Year: 1974 / 2009
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Tango octet
Publisher: Jeff Scott
Cost: Score and Parts - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
Horn in F

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

One of Piazzolla's most popular works, Libertango (1973), has been arranged for countless instruments and combinations. Piazzolla said, “Libertango stands for the freedom which I allow for my musicians. Their limits are defined solely by the extent of their own capabilities and not through any exterior pressure.” Written for his Octeto Nuevo de Buenos Aires, the piece represents a leaner, more fluid musical style, based on the inherent musical qualities of the tango, “liberated” from the social context of its origins.

- Program Note by University of Maryland Wind Orchestra

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Imani Winds

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Colorado Boulder Wind Symphony (Donald McKinney, conductor) - 7 December 2020
Cleveland (Ohio) Youth Wind Symphony (Daniel Crain, conductor) – 4 March 2019
University of Maryland Wind Orchestra (Michael Votta, Jr., conductor) – 12 July 2015 - WASBE Conference, San Jose, Calif.
Chinook Winds – October 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Yo Soy Maria (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1968/2020)

All Wind Works

Adiós Nonino (arr. Woude) (1984)
Contrabajissimo (arr. Scott) (1984/2008)
Escualo (arr. Teho) (1979/)
Fuga y Misterio (arr. Leeuwen) (1974/2018)
Fuga y misterio (arr. Ziegler) (1974/)
Fugata (arr. Smith)
Fugata (arr. Warner)
Histoire du Tango (1986/2008)
La Muerte del Ángel (arr. Pease) (1962/2005)
La Muerte del Angel (arr. Woo) (1962/2019)
Le Grand Tango (arr. Sharretts) (/2008)
Libertango (arr. Scott) (1974/2009)
Libertango (ed. Etchegoncelay) (1974/)
Libertango (arr. Murtha) (1974/2016)
Michelangelo '70 (arr. Warner)
Milonga del Angel (arr. Warner)
Milonga sin Palabras
Oblivion (arr. Avila) (1982)
Oblivion (arr. Longfield) (1982/2013)
Oblivion (arr. Six and Sealy) (1982/)
Oblivion (arr. Smith) (1982/)
Oblivion (arr. Warner) (1982/)
Primavera Portena
PULSACION (arr. Kataoka) (1969/2012)
Selections from "Cinco Piezas" for Guitar
Sinfonía Buenos Aires (1949/2022)
Street Tango (arr. Longfield) (2017)
Tangazo (arr. Ansanay-Alex) (2010)
Tango Suite (arr. Jackson) (1984/?)
Tango Suite (Saxophone Quartet) (arr. Sharretts) (/2007)
Tango Suite (Woodwind Quintet) (arr. Sharretts) (/2008)
Tango Suite (arr. White)
Tres Minutos con la Realidad (arr. Smith)
Yo Soy Maria (arr. DeJonge) (1968/)
Yo Soy Maria (Flex instrumentation) (arr. DeJonge) (1968/2020)

Resources

Libertango, Wikipedia Accessed 10 January 2021
Piazzolla, A.; Scott, J. 1975. Libertango [score]. International Opus: Richmond, Va.