La Cumparsita

Known as the anthem of tango music, La Cumparsita will be sure to provide enjoyment to your audience and students. Written by a young 17-year-old Gerardo Matos Rodriguez in 1917, it is one of the most recorded tango songs of all time. Its minor key melodies build tension and resolutions that convey a passionate mood. La Cumparsita epitomizes the tango style of syncopation, timing, melodic repetition, and rhythmic variation.

Known as the anthem of tango music, La Cumparsita will be sure to provide enjoyment to your audience and students. Written by a young 17-year-old Gerardo Matos Rodriguez in 1917, it is one of the most recorded tango songs of all time. Its minor key melodies build tension and resolutions that convey a passionate mood. La Cumparsita epitomizes the tango style of syncopation, timing, melodic repetition, and rhythmic variation.