Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Tango
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Tango
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Notes on the Text
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Tango Studies across Disciplinary and Geographic Boundaries
- 1 A Brief History of Tango
- Part I Tango Music
- Part II Tango Song
- 8 Audacious Women: Profiles of Early Cancionistas
- 9 The Poetics of Golden Age Tango
- Part III Tango Dance
- Part IV Interdisciplinary Tango Studies
- Appendix: Tango Chronology
- Song Title Index
- Index
- References
8 - Audacious Women: Profiles of Early Cancionistas
from Part II - Tango Song
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2024
- The Cambridge Companion to Tango
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Tango
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Notes on the Text
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Tango Studies across Disciplinary and Geographic Boundaries
- 1 A Brief History of Tango
- Part I Tango Music
- Part II Tango Song
- 8 Audacious Women: Profiles of Early Cancionistas
- 9 The Poetics of Golden Age Tango
- Part III Tango Dance
- Part IV Interdisciplinary Tango Studies
- Appendix: Tango Chronology
- Song Title Index
- Index
- References
Summary
Romina Dezillio considers female tango singers’ artistic and social contributions to the professionalization of women within the national and international tango scene. Her study of the consolidation process of the tango cancionista (female tango singer) during the 1930s in Argentina reveals gender-based relationships between the tango canción and Argentine society as she highlights the personal styles and careers of three star cancionistas: Rosita Quiroga (1896–1984), Azucena Maizani (1902–1970), and Libertad Lamarque (1908–2000).
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- The Cambridge Companion to Tango , pp. 133 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024