- Horacio Salgán
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name = Horacio Salgán
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birth_date = birth date and age|1916|6|15
birth_place =Buenos Aires, Argentina
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occupation = Pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and arranger
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children =Horacio Adolfo Salgán (b.
June 15 ,1916 , inBuenos Aires ) is an Argentine pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and arranger who specializes intango music.Salgán began studying piano at age six. At age 18 he joined the cast of Radio Belgrano as a soloist and back-up musician. At 20 he was discovered by orchestra leader Roberto Firpo, who hired Salgán for his orchestra. In late 1942 he made his first recording, and in 1944 put together his own orchestra, which lasted until 1947. Salgán then devoted himself to composing and teaching and in 1950 returned with a new orchestra. 1960 saw the formation of the Quinteto Real, with Salgán on piano, Enrique Francini on violin and Pedro Láurenz on bandoneón. The goal of the group was to create instrumental tangos designed for listening rather than dancing. In 1998 he appeared as himself in the Oscar-nominated Best Foreign Language Film "
Tango, no me dejes nunca " as part of El Nuevo Quinteto Real, an incarnation of the original group.Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include "Del 1 al 5 (Días de pago)" (1944), "Don Agustín Bardi" (1947), "Entre tango y tango" (1953), "Grillito", "La llamo silbando", "Cortada de San Ignacio", and "A fuego lento".
References
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* [http://72.32.70.177/fvc/todotango/www/english/creadores/hsalgan.asp Biography from Todo Tango]
* [http://www.todotango.com/ENGLISH/biblioteca/CRONICAS/entrevista_hsalgan.html Interview from Todo Tango]
* [http://www.tango.montreal.qc.ca/salga.shtml Listing from Tango.Montreal]
* [http://www.milonga.co.uk/tango/quinteto_real.shtml Listing from milonga.co.uk on Quinteto Real]
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