[Tango-L] What is tango music?

[Chris, UK]

Janis wrote

> Listen to Tristezas de la Calle Corrientes ... All tangos end on the 
tonic but with two extra notes added-- ... the "chan chan"

Last night I had to leave for the bus just before those last two notes - 
still the piece felt like tango. ;)

> I have the sheet music for several tangos and valses to know this is true.

We have recordings of the performances and so know this is not true. E.g. 
also by Caló and Berón, "Verdemar", "Un crimen", "Corazón, no le hagas 
caso", and "Cada dia te extraño mas". No chan-chan.

Just as the map is not the terrain, the score is not the music.

--
Chris