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The Forge of Villa Crespo: Osvaldo Pugliese and the Sonic Revolution of the Golden Age of Tango (1935–1955)


The historiography of Argentine Tango typically demarcates the "Golden Age" (roughly 1935 to 1955) as a period of unprecedented popularity, characterized by the resurgence of the dance and the crystallization of the Orquesta Típica. Within this vibrant ecosystem, the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese occupies a singular, almost paradoxical position. While firmly rooted in the Decareana tradition of melodic sophistication, Pugliese dismantled the rhythmic predictability of the genre, reconstructing it with a visceral, industrial pulse that anticipated the avant-garde. He was a traditionalist who birthed the modern; a communist who commanded the adoration of the masses in a Peronist era; and a pianist who transformed his instrument into a percussive engine of war.