Augusto Umberto Gentile, also known as Augusto Alberto Gentile (September 11, 1891 - March 18, 1932) was a pianist and composer of Argentine tangos. Gentile was born in Rome, Italy and signed his middle name "Alberto" because he preferred it to "Umberto". Around 1913, he began to compose tangos. As a performer, he recorded some tangos on piano solo for the "Telephone" label in 1918, and he was also artistic director for that label. He worked with lyricists such as Pascual Contursi and Juan Andrés Caruso. Gentile died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Flor de fango

Recorded in 1931, music by Augusto Gentile, played by the Orquestra Francisco Canaro (0:56)

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Flor de fango

Performed by Carlos Gardel in 1918 (2:51)

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Flor de fango

Performed by Carlos José Pérez de la Riestra (a.k.a. "Charlo") in 1940 (1:06)

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Desdichas

Performed in 1923 by Carlos Gardel (2:05)

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See also

• List of public domain tangos

External links

• "Augusto Gentile", Todotango.com
• JP On The Beat^{[permanent dead link]}
• Free scores by Augusto Gentile at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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