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Black-and-white group portrait of a tango orchestra (orquesta típica), musicians seated and standing with bandoneons, violins, a trumpet, and a guitar, posed in formal suits before tall windows and columns.
Black-and-white group portrait of a tango orchestra, with seated musicians holding drums in front and standing members behind, all dressed in formal tuxedos with bow ties; a large bass drum is visible at right.

Orquesta Típica Fresedo

Title

Orquesta Típica Fresedo

Description

Osvaldo Fresedo was a major figure in the tango's early years. A bandoneon player, composer, and bandleader, Fresedo first recorded for Victor Records in 1917. In 1921, the company brought him to the United States to record dozens of tangos as the leader of the Orquesta Típica Select. Back in Buenos Aires, Fresedo led various groups in the city's most aristocratic cabarets. The son of a well-to-do merchant, Fresedo was known for an elegant, upper-class style of tango. Seeking to create a modernized version of the Argentine genre, he experimented with incorporating the harp, vibraphone, and even the drums.

Members

Osvaldo Fresedo (bandleader, bandoneon)
Julio De Caro (violin)
Juan Koller (violin)
José María Rizzuti (piano)
Hugo Ricardo Baralis (double bass)

Genre

Started performing

1918

Last performance

1979
Osvaldo Fresedo was a major figure in the tango's early years. A bandoneon player, composer, and bandleader, Fresedo first recorded for Victor Records in 1917. In 1921, the company brought him to the United States to record dozens of tangos as the leader of the Orquesta Típica Select. Back in Buenos Aires, Fresedo led various groups in the city's most aristocratic cabarets. The son of a well-to-do merchant, Fresedo was known for an elegant, upper-class style of tango. Seeking to create a modernized version of the Argentine genre, he experimented with incorporating the harp, vibraphone, and even the drums.

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