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Astor Piazzolla

1921 - 1992

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Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (Spanish: [pjaˈsola], Italian: [pjatˈtsɔlla]; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works 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 world's foremost composer of Tango music". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Astor Piazzolla is the 69th most popular composer (down from 61st in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Composer.

Astor Piazzolla is most famous for his tango compositions and his work with the band, "The Quintet of the Americas."

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Among composers, Astor Piazzolla ranks 69 out of 1,451. Before him are Gabriel Fauré, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Henry Purcell, Dieterich Buxtehude, Carl Orff, and Vangelis. After him are Alessandro Scarlatti, Alexander Borodin, François Couperin, George Gershwin, Johann Christian Bach, and Alexander Scriabin.

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Among people born in 1921, Astor Piazzolla ranks 10. Before him are Charles Bronson, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Michael I of Romania, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Suharto, and Andrei Sakharov. After him are Stanisław Lem, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Yves Montand, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and Hua Guofeng. Among people deceased in 1992, Astor Piazzolla ranks 7. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Isaac Asimov, Grace Hopper, Alexander Dubček, Willy Brandt, and Friedrich Hayek. After him are Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, Francis Bacon, and Barbara McClintock.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Astor Piazzolla ranks 9 out of 1,154. Before him are Jorge Luis Borges (1899), Diego Maradona (1960), Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), and Juan Manuel Fangio (1911). After him are Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Lionel Messi (1987), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), and Martha Argerich (1941).

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Among COMPOSERS In Argentina

Among composers born in Argentina, Astor Piazzolla ranks 1. After him are Alberto Ginastera (1916), Mauricio Kagel (1931), Ariel Ramírez (1921), Luis Bacalov (1933), Carlos Guastavino (1912), Mariano Mores (1918), and Osvaldo Golijov (1960).

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