Astor Piazzolla
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 11, 1921
Day of Death: July 4, 1992 (71 years old)
Place of Birth: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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".
