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Do not fill this in! ===Music=== {{See also|Music of Argentina|Argentine tango|Argentine rock}} [[File:Buenos Aires Festival y Mundial de Tango.jpg|thumb|Tango dancers during the [[World tango dance tournament]].]] According to the ''[[Harvard Dictionary of Music]]'', "Argentina has one of the richest [[art music]] traditions and perhaps the most active contemporary musical life" in South America.<ref name="harvardmusic">{{cite book|date=28 November 2003|title=The Harvard Dictionary of Music|url=https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse|url-access=registration|publisher=Belknap Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/harvarddictionar0004unse/page/53 53]–54|isbn=978-0674011632|access-date=25 February 2016}}</ref> Buenos Aires boasts of several professional orchestras, including the [[Argentine National Symphony Orchestra]], the Ensamble Musical de Buenos Aires and the [[Camerata Bariloche]]; as well as various conservatories that offer professional music education, like the [[Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música (Argentina)|Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música]].<ref name="harvardmusic"/> As a result of the growth and commercial prosperity of the city in the late 18th century, [[theater]] became a vital force in Argentine musical life, offering Italian and French operas and Spanish [[zarzuelas]].<ref name="harvardmusic"/> Italian music was very influential during the 19th century and the early 20th century, in part because of immigration, but operas and salon music were also composed by Argentines, including Francisco Hargreaves and Juan Gutiérrez.<ref name="harvardmusic"/> A nationalist trend that drew from Argentine traditions, literature and folk music was an important force during the 19th century, including composers [[Alberto Williams]], Julián Aguirre, Arturo Berutti and [[Felipe Boero]].<ref name="harvardmusic"/> In the 1930s, composers such as [[Juan Carlos Paz]] and [[Alberto Ginastera]] "began to espouse a cosmopolitan and [[modernist]] style, influenced by [[twelve-tone technique]]s and [[serialism]]"; while [[avant-garde music]] thrived by the 1960s, with the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] financing the Centro Interamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales, which brought internationally famous composers to work and teach in Buenos Aires, also establishing an [[electronic music]] studio.<ref name="harvardmusic"/> [[File:Orquesta Estudiantil de Buenos Aires (7983428800).jpg|thumb|left|The [[Buenos Aires Philharmonic]].]] The Río de la Plata is known for being the birthplace of [[Tango (dance)|tango]], which is considered an emblem of Buenos Aires.<ref name="tanguerias">{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/tanguer%C3%ADas-milongas-y-clases-de-tango|title=Tanguerías, milongas y clases de tango|language=es|publisher=Government of the City of Buenos Aires|access-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107094440/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/tanguer%C3%ADas-milongas-y-clases-de-tango|archive-date=7 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The city considers itself the Tango World Capital, and as such hosts many related events, the most important being [[World tango dance tournament|an annual festival and world tournament]].<ref name="tanguerias"/> The most important exponent of the genre is [[Carlos Gardel]], followed by [[Aníbal Troilo]]; other important composers include Alfredo Gobbi, [[Ástor Piazzolla]], [[Osvaldo Pugliese]], [[Mariano Mores]], [[Juan D'Arienzo]] and [[Juan Carlos Cobián]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/compositores |title=Compositores |language=es |publisher=Government of the City of Buenos Aires |access-date=8 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214164122/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/compositores |archive-date=14 February 2016 }}</ref> Tango music experienced a period of splendor during the 1940s, while in the 1960s and 1970s [[nuevo tango]] appeared, incorporating elements of classical and jazz music. A contemporary trend is [[neotango]] (also known as electrotango), with exponents such as [[Bajofondo]] and [[Gotan Project]]. On 30 September 2009, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage declared tango part of the world's cultural heritage, making Argentina eligible to receive financial assistance in safeguarding tango for future generations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/tango-on-unesco-world-her_n_304023.html |title=Tango on UNESCO world heritage list |work=Huffington Post |date=30 September 2009 |access-date=1 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501114436/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/tango-on-unesco-world-her_n_304023.html |archive-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The city hosts several music festivals every year. A popular genre is [[electronic dance music]], with festivals including [[Creamfields BA]], [[SAMC]], [[Moonpark]], and a local edition of [[Ultra Music Festival]]. Other well-known events include the [[Buenos Aires Jazz Festival]], [[Personal Fest]], [[Quilmes Rock]] and [[Pepsi Music Festival|Pepsi Music]]. Some music festivals are held in [[Greater Buenos Aires]], like [[Lollapalooza]], which takes place at the [[Hipódromo de San Isidro]] in [[San Isidro, Buenos Aires|San Isidro]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page