tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217553257128682851.post8179188719496359928..comments2024-01-26T09:08:24.123-08:00Comments on Dmitry Pruss: tango links & lists: Flor de Narciso Milonga playlist, March 8th 2014MOCKBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150628026789690963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217553257128682851.post-54012700529890479322014-03-13T14:14:51.226-07:002014-03-13T14:14:51.226-07:00I see that Homer and Christine dance beautifully t...I see that Homer and Christine dance beautifully to Milonga Uruguaya on YouTube. My mind and body are certainly blocked though and do not respond to this music as a Milonga. It is a 3-3-2 Passacaglia at 72 BPM. For me, a milonga make extensive use of the habanera accompaniment style moving across interesting harmonic changes and is at least 76 BPM and can be up to 132. (Or for Dan Diaz 144) For me, yes. The tempo goes a long way towards identifying a piece as a milonga or something else, although I know of several straight tangos that are up in the 76 range. (and lots of valses) I venture that the word "milonga" in the title may refer to a social occasion that occurred in Uruguay rather than an indication of what sort of piece it is. (Some time ago I set "Cuando Llorar la Milonga" on the rack and one of the musicians saw the word, "Milonga" in the title and began playing a very assertive up tempo habanera pattern. Imagine the confusion) Slow/Sweet has a place in the evening but… If the community has an expectation of TTW, TTM, there will be some dancers taken aback if it occurs at "M" when they are choosing a partner for something lively.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843013831720249335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217553257128682851.post-76980223734927166582014-03-10T12:08:04.442-07:002014-03-10T12:08:04.442-07:00Thanks, Brian! Another slow-and-sweet one I recall...Thanks, Brian! Another slow-and-sweet one I recall being played locally is Milonga Uruguaya by Trio Garufa. Of course people tend to have a mental block with identifying these pieces as milongas because they are slow, they may need to be danced quintessentially differently?MOCKBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150628026789690963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217553257128682851.post-38394307119331879532014-03-09T17:36:05.137-07:002014-03-09T17:36:05.137-07:00I really enjoyed the lift from Pavadita-Cumparsita...I really enjoyed the lift from Pavadita-Cumparsita. Quite a ride! Te quiero todavia is a song I had overlooked and found most satisfying right after Tormenta. The Canaro recording (and Mercedes Simone's) of Milonga Triste is at the bottom edge of milonga tempo. Any faster and it would lose more in essence than it gains in danceability. QTango's is slower yet and emphasizes the "triste" rather than the "milonga" element of the piece. (Dan Diaz takes it at roughly half tempo. I don't think he invites dancers to his version) It may be the slow tempo that Rudolfo complains about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843013831720249335noreply@blogger.com