Level Three Repertory:

Debbie Learns the Tango

Composer: WDL
Historical style: Late 20th Century Postmodern

Musical terms used in this piece:

Tango
pp  (pianissimo)
p  (piano)
mp  (mezzo piano)
mf  (mezzo forte)
f  (forte)
cresc.
decresc.
crescendo 'hairpin'
decrescendo 'hairpin'
dim.
slur
tie
rit.
molto rit.
a tempo
arpeggiate
repeat signs
1st & 2nd endings

Also see:

Tango
Late 20th Century Postmodern
20th Century Music
Modernism

Watch a video of dancing the tango:

The Tango

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