[Tango-L] phrases (Re: Did you wow your partner?)

[Andy Ungureanu]

Am 25.04.2011 18:54 schrieb Michael :
>   Walk to his music and you'll feel the end of phrases. Musically, I'm pretty sure a phrase is 16 measures.
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If you define "measure" like this: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_%28music%29 , a phrase in tango has 
usually 4 measures (roughly 8 sec). 16 of them (4 phrases) are "part". 
This is a musical block with a specific melody. In a classic tango, 
there are usually 5 to 6 parts in patterns like ABACA or  ABABA or ABCAC 
or...

Andy