<<Getting back to the 70%, it's not that some wizened Argentine culture god decided that 70% tango/milonga/vals makes a milonga. It's simple arithmetic:>>
It also appears to be even simpler arithmetic based on the actual number of the different types of songs that exist, and not any cultural or social decree. Although I don't have any statistical information from the recording industry (perhaps the archives of EMI or RCA Victor would), the number of standard tangos that exist far exceed the number of waltzes or milongas. Anyone who has been a DJ or tried to set up tandas soon realizes that if they program too many waltzes or milongas they will run out of them long before they exhaust the tangos, maybe not in a single evening but certainly over time. Even if it was "decreed," notwithstanding the interjection of non-tango music forms, perhaps it is no more than just a by-product of the reality of what's available. Charles ************** The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222376998x1201454298/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072& hmpgID=62&bcd=May5309AvgfooterNO62) _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
