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"El Incendio" is an instrumental Argentine tango composed by Eduardo Arolas, an influential bandoneon player and composer associated with tango's early development. The piece belongs to the pre-Golden Age repertoire and has been recorded by later orchestras, including the rhythmically emphatic ensemble led by Rodolfo Biagi. It is intended primarily for tango performance and social dancing rather than as a vocal tango canción.
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Who composed the tango El Incendio?
El Incendio was composed by Eduardo Arolas, an influential early bandoneon player and tango composer. Arolas is also associated with works such as Derecho viejo and La cachila.
When was El Incendio written?
El Incendio dates from the early 1910s and is commonly identified with 1913. That places it before the later Golden Age orchestras of the 1930s and 1940s.
Is El Incendio an instrumental tango?
El Incendio is best known as an instrumental tango, so dancers follow the orchestra rather than a sung narrative. Its brisk rhythmic character reflects the more compact style of early tango repertoire.
Why is Eduardo Arolas important to bandoneon history?
Arolas helped expand the bandoneon's melodic and compositional role in tango during the genre's early development. He was nicknamed El Tigre del Bandoneón and died in 1924 at only 32.
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