The Cambridge Companion to Tango Wendland Link Hardback 9781108838474

The Cambridge Companion to Tango\n\nAn innovative resource which transcends tango stereotypes to account for the genre's impact on arts, culture, and society around the world.\n\nKristin Wendland (Edited by), Kacey Link (Edited by)\n\n9781108838474, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 28 March 2024\n\n414 pages\n25 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.9 kg\n\n'The literature on tango is abundant, international, and growing. The Companion is a welcome addition, bringing together 20 contributions from a diverse set of writers with local and global focus. Each chapter includes helpful suggestions for further reading on the topic. \u2026 It will appeal most to performers, composers, choreographers, and musicologists \u2026' Deborah Jakubs, Hispanic American Historical Review\n\nTango music rapidly became a global phenomenon as early as the beginning of the twentieth century, with about 30% of gramophone records made between 1903 and 1910 devoted to it. Its popularity declined between the 195]