Adiós Nonino (Farewell, nonino (your father)) is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, written in October 1959 while in New York, in memory of his father, Vicente "Nonino" Piazzolla, a few days after his father's death.^[1][2]

The piece was based on his earlier tango Nonino, composed in Paris in 1954, of which he kept the rhythmic part and re-arranged the rest with some additions. It would prove to be one of Piazzolla's most well-known and popular compositions, and has been recorded many times with many different arrangements and with various instruments.

The piece became world famous when it was played at the royal wedding of king Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and queen Máxima Zorreguieta of the Netherlands.

References[edit]

1. Jump up ^ Ástor Piazzolla biography
2. Jump up ^ History of the Buenos Aires recording remembered; the page has a link to a bandoneon solo performance video

External links[edit]

• Adiós Nonino from Ástor Piazzolla's Adiós Nonino CD, recorded in Buenos Aires in 1969 (in RealAudio format)