I'm not questioning that there's a change in the pattern in the phrases.
However, the wording of your original post implies that the rhythmic pattern
does not necessarily have to adhere to a pattern that we would recognize as
tango. That is my interpretation, anyway. I have, for example, heard a bit of
La Cumparsita done with a rock rhythm. Your post implies that such a version
of La Cumparsita would be considered a tango. I would call it rock music.
What, then, does the book say about what is definitively tango?
Also, concerning the accompaniment of the example I gave of a waltz, Salgan
would also need some information about which measures are tonic and which are
dominant. Add a bass line and 2 chords would be simple.
His comments remind me of what often happens in movies, in which dance scenes
are shot and different music was used for the final edit. That is what
happened for a couple of major dance scenes in the movie "Fame" because the
final songs were not yet written. It also brought to mind ballroom competitive
dancing where the dancers have rehearsed a choreography even though they're not
aware of what music will be played at the actual competition. That doesn't
strike me as possible during the tango World Championships.
Trini de Pittsburgh
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