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El marne

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 20 recordings in our catalogue, 1920–2013.
1920: 1 · danced 0 times1933: 1 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 48 times1947: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 1 times1952: 2 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 8 times1957: 1 · danced 1 times1958: 2 · danced 31 times1959: 2 · danced 0 times1963: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 2 · danced 3 times1969: 1 · danced 3 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times2013: 1 · danced 94 times
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’002013
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1920: 1, 0; 1933: 1, 0; 1939: 1, 48; 1947: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 1; 1952: 2, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 8; 1957: 1, 1; 1958: 2, 31; 1959: 2, 0; 1963: 1, 0; 1967: 2, 3; 1969: 1, 3; 1980: 1, 0; 2013: 1, 94

  1. Orquesta Forever Tango’s 2013 version holds 49% of its dancing (94 of 189).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 20 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939, 1950 and 1954. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El marne was composed by Eduardo Arolas.

El marne is a tango.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

20 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 4
    48 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 28
    1 dance
    1950
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 10
    8 dances
    1954
  4. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  5. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 29
    3 dances
    1967
  6. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Jun 1
    3 dances
    1969
  7. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · Jun 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  8. Típica VictorInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  9. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  10. Osmar MadernaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1947
  11. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Jun 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  12. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · May 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  13. Horacio SalganInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  14. Horacio SalganInstrumental · Philips
    Not danced on film yet
    1963
  15. Astor PiazzollaInstrumental
    1 dance
    1957
  16. Orquesta Forever TangoMost dancedInstrumental
    94 dances
    2013
  17. Los Astros Del TangoInstrumental · Music Hall
    31 dances
    1958
  18. Orquesta Típica SelectEarliest we holdInstrumental · Victor · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1920
  19. Pedro MaffiaInstrumental · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  20. Puglia-PedrozaInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1952

Danced to it

Music from 1920–2013 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 13, 2011: 1, 2012: 3, 2013: 3, 2014: 6, 2015: 10, 2016: 16, 2017: 10, 2018: 9, 2019: 15, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 7, 2023: 15, 2024: 8, 2025: 9, 2026: 6

Diego Ortega & Chizuko KuwamotoWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 2025 · World Champions · Tango Escenario 2010Mundial de Baile de Tango · 2010 · 3:39

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDiego Ortega & Chizuko KuwamotoMundial de Baile de Tango · 2010
  2. The 2020sLucas Gauto & Naima GerasopoulouMundial de Baile de Tango · 2026

Where it is danced

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

  1. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Eduardo Arolas

Supported · 2

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/1032

Single source

tango.info · T0370017745

Single source

Wikidata · Q42911294source

Single source

MusicBrainz · 58a49d6e-0906-3183-a661-83f7091e2c2csource

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Gabriel Clausi

Single source

Notes1

Enrique Delfino's tango, first called Belgique, is premiered in December 1916.Dec 1916

Single source

Listen

  1. El marneno clip yet1920
  2. El marneTípica Victor · no clip yet1933
  3. El marneJuan D'Arienzo1939
  4. El marneOsmar Maderna · no clip yet1947
  5. El marneJuan D'Arienzo1950
  6. El marneAníbal Troilo1952
  7. El marnePuglia-Pedroza1952
  8. El marneHoracio Salgan1953
  9. El marneJuan D'Arienzo1954
  10. El marneAstor Piazzolla1957
  11. El marneArmando Pontier · no clip yet1958
  12. El marneLos Astros Del Tango1958

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