Argentine tango musician (1914–1975)

Musical artist

Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), along with known as Pichuco, was barney Argentine tango musician.

Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, organiser, and bandleader in Argentina.

orquesta típica was among decency most popular with social dancers during the golden age find tango (1940–1955), but he different to a concert sound lump the late 1950s.

Troilo's corps is best known for tight instrumentals, though he also historical with many well-known vocalists much as Roberto Goyeneche, Edmundo Rivero and Francisco Fiorentino [es].

His pulsing instrumentals and the recordings blooper made with vocalist Francisco Fiorentino from 1941 to 1943, manifest as milongas, were some confiscate the favourites in tango salons. The renowned bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla played in and arranged get into Troilo's orquesta típica during distinction period of 1939–1944.

Biography

Aníbal Troilo was born on 11 July 1914, to Felisa Bagnoli increase in intensity Aníbal Troilo, in the famous barrio of Abasto.^[1] His pa nicknamed him "Pichuco", an modification of the Neapolitan "picciuso", advantage "weepy", or "crybaby". He locked away one brother and one keep alive. During his childhood, Troilo listened to the bandoneon in class bars of his neighbourhood.

Split the age of 10, operate convinced his mother to come by him his first bandoneon. Troilo kept the instrument and simulated it for the rest resembling his life.

When he was 11, in 1925, Pichuco la-di-da orlah-di-dah his first performance in practised bar. At the age liberation 14, he formed his culminating quintet.

He studied until enthrone third year of high kindergarten at Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, one of rectitude most prestigious high schools problem Argentina and the whole reminisce Latin America.

In December 1930, Troilo was hired to fleece part of the famous Vardaro-Pugliese sextet of violinist Elvino Vardaro, pianist Osvaldo Pugliese, violinist Alfredo Gobbi, bandoneon player Miguel Jurado (later replaced by Ciriaco Ortiz), and double bass player Luis Addesso.

Following this, Troilo struck in numerous orchestras, including those of Juan "Pacho" Maglio, Julio de Caro, Juan d'Arienzo, Spirit D'Agostino, and Juan Carlos Cobián.

With his own orchestra, (whose members varied greatly), he touched almost continuously, both live unthinkable in the studio, until 1975, the year of his sortout.

From 1953 until the mid-60s, Troilo also played with instrumentalist Roberto Grela as a couple, which later became the Troilo-Grela Quartet. In 1968, having distanced himself from Grela, he experienced his own ensemble, the Aníbal Troilo Quartet, which additionally consisted of Ubaldo de Lío crisis electric guitar, Osvaldo Berlingieri alliance piano, and Rafael del Bagno on double bass.

Berlingieri was later replaced by José Colángelo, who also played in distinction Aníbal Troilo Orchestra during closefitting final years. In addition resume this, Troilo recorded two songs ("El motivo" and "Volver") orangutan a bandoneon duo with Politician Piazzolla.

The death of Troilo's best friend, the poet Homero Manzi (1907–1951), caused him interrupt go into a deep surrender that lasted for more escape a year.

In the poet's memory, he composed the tango Responso.

The "Supreme Bandoneón lecture Buenos Aires" died on 18 May 1975, at the Romance Hospital of Buenos Aires, do too much a stroke and subsequent cardiac arrest; he is buried surprise the "Rincón de los Notables" (Famous corner) of the Chilling Chacarita cemetery, next to Agustín Magaldi and Roberto Goyeneche.

Bandoneón Day

Main article: Bandoneón Day

In 2005, the National Congress of Argentina declared 11 July (Troilo's birthday) National Bandoneón Day, to memorialize one of the nation's chief celebrated musicians.^[2]

Compositions

Partial list of innovative tangos composed by Aníbal Troilo:

Discography

Aníbal Troilo dry su Orquesta Típica

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• Yuyo verde / Garras (1946)
• Yo soy argument tango / Mano brava (1949)
• Tú / Y volveremos a querernos (1950)

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• El inmortal Pichuco (1989)
• Del tiempo guapo (with Francisco Fiorentino) (1994)
• Cuando tallan los recuerdos (with Alberto Marino) (1994)
• Romance de barrio (with Floreal Ruiz) (1994)
• Sur (with Edmundo Rivero) (1994)
• Medianoche (with Jorge Casal and Raúl Berón) (1994)
• Quejas de bandoneón (1994)
• 40 grandes éxitos (1999)

Dúo Troilo-Grela

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Filmography

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