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astor piazzolla with his bandoneon in 1971 . anibal edmundo rivero , amelita baltar , gerry mulligan , pino troilo presti , tullio de piscopo , horacio malvicino , nadia boulanger , roberto goyeneche , 4 july 1992 buenos aires , argentina mar del plata , argentina Ástor piazzolla non_vocal_instrumentalist 11 march 1921 nuevo tango , jazz astor piazzolla.jpg astor piazzolla
 astor pantaleón piazzolla composer , bandoneon player , arranger
astor piazzolla

Ástor pantaleón piazzolla -lrb- , ; march 11 , 1921 -- july 4 , 1992 -rrb- was an argentine tango composer , bandoneon player and arranger .
his oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed `` nuevo tango '' , incorporating elements from jazz and classical music .
a virtuoso bandoneonist , he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles .
in 1992 , american music critic stephen holden described piazzolla as `` the world 's foremost composer of tango music '' .
