Watch and listen to the two examples at the links provided below.   Then, in 200 to 250 words, answer the question:

– Compare the two examples’ rhythm and timbre (instrumentation).  Which do you find more interesting or engaging on the basis of just rhythm and timbre?Example 1:  Astor Piazzolla and others performing “Muerte del Ángel”  This is an example of “nuevo tango” (new tango), a genre that Piazzolla developed.  Piazzolla is playing the bandoneón.

Example 2: Antonio Carlos Jobim and others performing the “Girl From Ipanema”.  This is an example of bossa nova (“new wave”), a type of music that AC Jobim helped develop.  Jobim is playing the piano.


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