difference between pasodoble and tango?
Stefan Baerthlein
Can anyone of you tell me the difference between the pasodoble and the tango
(argentinian)? I only know one pasodoble played by the master Gerardo Nunez
(Tabaco y Oro on his album: Calima) and have some fague siluettes of
pasodobles played at dancing-competition. The same problem is with the
argentinian tango too. I think tango is more rhythmically straighter, so to
speak, that means it's more like:
[1 2 3 4+]:|| and pasodoble isnt' that stiff in rhythm.
But perhaps you can tell it mor detailed (harmony and rhythm)?
muchas gracias y hasta proxima,
Stefan
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Buenas tardes,
Can anyone of you tell me the difference between the pasodoble and the
tango (argentinian)?....Stefan
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Hello Stefan: I'll try, both are 2/4 time signature, the tango is
approximately 60 beats per minute, more or less. The pasodoble (freely
translated means "double step") is more like 120 beats per minute, more or
less. The pasodoble sounds very much like a military march while a tango
sounds sweet or sad , well, like a tango.
The pasodobles I have seen and heard at ballroom dancing exhibitions don't
really sound like the real thing. They really should sound like something
you'd hear at a bullfight.
( I tried to scan some sheet music to send you but it is not clear enough to
read) I'll have to try it as an attachment later)
Have fun, Al d
Flora Krasnoshtein
PASO DOBLE:
Originated in Spain; Spanish march music used for the parade into the
bullfight ring.
Time signature: 2/4 time od 2 beats per measure
Tempo of ballroom dance: 60-62 measures/minute (120-124 beats/minute)
Rhythm pattern: has the same tempo and time signature as the Quickstep,
but there is a distinct accent on the first beat of each measure in the
Paso. There is often one step for each beat of music.
Beat count: 1 2 / 1 2
S w S w
S=strong
w=weak
TANGO:
Argentine: strong, dominant male
Time signature: always 4/4 or 4 beats per measure
Rhythm pattern: 1 2 3 4 "and" / 1
S
Music strong, dramatic and dynamic
Continental/International: softer, more subtle
Time signature: can be either 4/4 or 4 beats per measure or 2/4 or 2 beats
per measure often found in "cut time" (2/2)
Rhythm pattern: 1 2 "and" 3 4
Music same as the Argentine, but slightly softer and more subtle