El Esquinazo – Tango Criollo (string trio)

Title: El Esquinazo – Tango Criollo

Composer: Ángel Gregorio Villoldo, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation; Violin; Violin 2 or Viola; Cello

Printout: 8 pages

Note: Sometimes referred to as the “father of the tango”, Villoldo reworked many Spanish dance and song idioms into a uniquely Argentinian style. El Esqinazo has a cheery character quite unlike the stereotypical sultriness of tango music.