Pedro Laurenz
Pedro Laurenz (born Pedro Blanco Acosta) was a bandoneon player, director and composer of Argentine tango music. He was born on October 10, 1902, and died on July 7, 1972. Pedro was born into a musical family in the La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and later moving to Uruguay, where he was attracted to the bandoneón. He made his début in Buenos Aires at the age of twenty, playing with Julio De Caro's orchestra, in duet with Pedro Mafia known as Los dos Pedritos. He formed his own orchestra in 1934 at the bar Los treinta y seis billares. He was the creator of the classic tango songs Mala junta, Risa loca, Milonga de mis amores, Mal de amores and Berretín. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1902 (Buenos Aires), Died July 7, 1972 (Buenos Aires)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, bandoneón, leader, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-39 of 39 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BAVE-1415 | 10-in. | Summer 1927 | Amurado | Agustín Magaldi | Male vocal solo, with guitars | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-1421 | 10-in. | fall 1927 | Amurado | Orquesta Típica de Caro | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-1422 | 10-in. | fall 1927 | Mala junta | Orquesta Típica de Caro | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-1621 | 10-in. | Winter 1928 | Risa loca | Rosita Quiroga | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-1671 | 10-in. | spring 1928 | Berretín | Orquesta Típica de Caro | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-012272 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | Vieja amiga | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, male vocal solo | leader, composer | |
Victor | BAVE-012273 | 10-in. | 5/12/1938 | Milonga compadre | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BAVE-039189 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | No me extraña | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BAVE-039190 | 10-in. | 1/25/1940 | De puro guapo | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader, composer | |
Victor | BAVE-039221 | 10-in. | 2/21/1940 | Mascarita | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader, composer | |
Victor | BAVE-039222 | 10-in. | 2/21/1940 | Desconsuelo | Juan Carlos Casas ; Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia | CO23612 | 10-in. | 10/24/1938 | Vieja amiga : Bolero | Canario y su Orquesta "Puerto Rico" | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Columbia | W370499 | 10-in. | between 1930 and March 1932 | Sin tacha | Orquesta Típica Maffia | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1349 | 10-in. | 12/13/1928 | Mala junta | Orquesta Típica Brodman-Alfaro | Instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Laurenz, Pedro," accessed March 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106331.
Laurenz, Pedro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106331.
"Laurenz, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 March 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Pedro Laurenz
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Laurenz, Pedro, 1902-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91058482
Wikidata: Pedro Laurenz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q360386
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27250371
MusicBrainz: Pedro Laurenz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5d73cab5-fe7e-47fa-846a-6ed5b0956a60
ISNI: 0000 0000 7777 9068 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000077779068
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