Astor Piazzolla
- Born
- 11 March 1921 (71 years old)
- Died
- 4 July 1992
- Place of birth
- Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gender
- Male
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, film composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music".
