Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-03-11
Day of Death
1992-07-04 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also Known As
Astor Piazolla
Astor Piazzolla
Biography
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre 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".
