Title of piece: La camorra I
Date of recording: 1989
Composer/Lyricist: Astor Piazzolla
Performer/Instruments: bandoneón, violin, piano, electric guitar, bass
Form: sectional
Tempo: moderate 4/4 time, with rubato in the slow sections

What to Listen for:

  • Alternation between fast rhythmic sections (with a clear beat) and slow nostalgic sections (with rubato)
  • Complex dissonant polyphony
  • Opening of a three-voice fugue (3:09)
  • "The grunt" (4:22)
  • Improvised solos in the slow sections
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