El Contrabajo en el Tango (The Bass in tango)

Description

Time-marking models. The role of the bass as part of the rhythmic base.
Marcato, pizzicato, and other typical articulations used in tango.
Bass lines. Characteristic devices used to create bass lines and perform them
spontaneously.
Rhythmic melody. Articulation as a fundamental constituent element of the
tango language.
Expressive melody. Fraseo as an essential device for expressiveness.
Milonga and vals, the use of percussive effects, guidelines to play in a
tango ensemble, the history of the bass in tango, the different styles of the
genre.
6 original works for ensemble.
250 audio and video examples.