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| Composer |  Matos, Rodriguez Gerardo Hernan (1897 - 1948) | ||
| Instrumentation | Horn, Piano | ||
| Sheet central | La Cumparsita (63 sheet music) 1 other version | ||
| Style | Tango | ||
| Arranger |  | ||
| Publisher | Lewis, Alastair | ||
| Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Alastair Lewis | ||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 14 Mar 2014 The tune "La Cumparsita", written by the Uruguayan Gerardo Matos, is amongst the most well known tangos of all time. The music was originally written as a carnival march, the title translates as "The Little Parade". Matos, then 18 years of age, wrote the tune in 1916 while he was studying architecture in Montevideo. He presented the music to the orchestra leader Roberto Firpo, who determined that the tune could be used as a Tango. Firpo made various adjustments to the music, including the a...(+) | |||
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