What key is Por una cabeza?

The song was originally composed in A major. It was thereafter adapted to the violin and the piano sometimes in A major, sometimes in G major.

Why was Por una cabeza written?

One of the most popular of Carlos Gardel's tangos is “Por una Cabeza”. Written in 1935, the song's title is originally a horse racing term “to lose by a head”. It was co-written by Alfredo Le Pera, just shortly before they were both killed in a plane crash in Columbia on 24 June 1935.

Is Por una cabeza public domain?

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer.

What genre is Por Una Cabeza?

Tango music Pop Por una cabeza/Genres

Which tango in Scent of a Woman?

Por Una Cabeza Tenor Andrea Bocelli performs the tango song “Por Una Cabeza” from Scent of a Woman (1992). The song, comparing an addiction to horse racing with an attraction to women, was written in 1935 by two men central to tango in Argentina: singer and composer Carlos Gardel and lyricist Alfredo Le Pera.

Who created Por una cabeza?

Carlos Gardel “Por una Cabeza” is one of the most well-known “tango” music created in 1935. Carlos Gardel composed the music. And Alfredo Le Pera wrote the lyrics. The title “Por una Cabeza” means “with a head (of a horse)” in Spanish.

What genre is Por una cabeza?

Tango music Pop Por una cabeza/Genres