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La melodía del corazón · Edgardo Donato · 1940

Music by Fioravanti Di Cicco, Héctor Artola, lyrics by Carmelo Santiago. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1940.

La melodía del corazón · Edgardo Donato · 1940 was sung by Romeo Gavioli.† La melodía del corazón · Edgardo Donato · 1940 is a tango.† La melodía del corazón · Edgardo Donato · 1940 lasts 03:20.† La melodía del corazón · Edgardo Donato · 1940: A tango built on Chopin's Tristesse Etude (Op. 10 No. 3), a melody that had already become a popular Paris tango before reaching Buenos Aires.†

Credit

Music
Fioravanti Di Cicco, Héctor Artola
Lyrics
Carmelo Santiago

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedRomeo Gavioli · RCA Victor · Apr 30
    86 dances
    1940
  2. Francisco CanaroFrancisco Amor · Odeon · May 10
    2 dances
    1940
  3. Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogueRuben Peloni

Danced to it

Music from 1940 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 2, 2008: 5, 2009: 25, 2010: 13, 2011: 7, 2012: 8, 2013: 2, 2014: 3, 2015: 6, 2016: 6, 2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2026: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152018 · 3:42

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sSebastián Arce & Mariana MontesMilonguero Nights · 2009
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  3. The 2020sJaimes Friedgen & Rebecca Shulman2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  2. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  3. El BesoBalvanera
    1 performance
  4. La MilonguitaColegiales
    1 performance
  5. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19401940

1940: 2

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Que tiempo aquelFrancisco Lomuto, 1938 · danced together in 5 Performances
  2. La milonga de mis tiemposFrancisco Canaro, 1938 · danced together in 4 Performances
  3. Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaro, 1927 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. Mano a manoHugo Diaz, 1975 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. El fleteJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. Pocas palabrasRicardo Tanturi, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Recordings1

Recorded by Edgardo DonatoApr 30, 1940

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In other catalogues7

tango.info · 08427328130950-1-12

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tango.info · 00828767009520-1-11

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tango.info · 02480002002437-1-16

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tango.info · 02480002030423-1-14

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tango.info · 02480002041535-1-16

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tango.info · 02480002117124-1-20

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tango.info · 04024236202522-1-8

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Singers1

Sung by Romeo Gavioli

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:20

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Audio feature11

Audio feature 129.2

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Audio feature 0.945

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Audio feature G

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Audio feature major

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Audio feature 0.645

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Audio feature -20.9

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Audio feature 0.41

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Audio feature 0.307

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Audio feature 0.336

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.664

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Notes1

A tango built on Chopin's Tristesse Etude (Op. 10 No. 3), a melody that had already become a popular Paris tango before reaching Buenos Aires.

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  1. La melodía del corazónEdgardo Donato · Romeo Gavioli1940

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