Edgardo Donato was an Argentine tango composer and conductor. He composed the song \"A Media Luz\".

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Edgardo Donato (Spanish pronunciation: [eðˈɣaɾðo ðoˈnato]; April 14, 1897 – February 15, 1963) was an Argentine tango composer and conductor. He composed the song \"A Media Luz\".\n

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Life

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he was musically trained. Donato composed the 1924 tango \"A media luz\". It became a standard, which later had English lyrics and a verse melody written by Bob Musel. The latter adaptation was titled \"Tell Me Marianne\", and spent a week at number 1 on the British sheet music charts in June 1947.\n

Donato died aged 65 in 1963.\n

Works

A las dos de la mañana (lyrics by Gerónimo Martinelli Massa)
A media luz (lyrics by Carlos César Lenzi)
Abombada (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Adónde vas, tan regalón (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Nolo López (alias of Manuel López))
Alas rotas (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Amores viejos (lyrics by Mario Battistella)
Así es el tango (lyrics by Homero Manzi)
Beba (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Berretín (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Bigotito (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Cara negra (lyrics by José Rótulo)
Cartón ligador (lyrics by Roberto Fontaina and Víctor Soliño)
Catalina (with Carlos Warren)
Che, no hay derecho (lyrics by José de Prisco)
Chiquilinadas (lyrics by Nolo López (alias of Manuel López)l)
Cómo me gusta (lyrics by Luis Mario (alias of María Luisa Carnelli))
Compadrito (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Luis Díaz)
Congoja (lyrics by Luis Rubistein)
Corazoncito de oro (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Cosita linda (lyrics by Alberto Aguirre)
Cuando se escriba tu historia (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Dejala que siga (lyrics by Ray Rada)
Derrota
Desensillá hasta que aclare (lyrics by Manuel Romero)
Don José (with Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
El acomodo
El disloque (lyrics by Nolo López (alias of Manuel López))
El hijo de Julián (lyrics by Carlos Zamalvide)
El huracán (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Nolo López (alias of Manuel López))
El lecherito (lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti)
El lengue
El ratón Mickey
En aquel cuartito (with Juan Baüer, lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
En el beso de la luna (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Ensalada mixta (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Esquinita (lyrics by Edmundo Bianchi)
Felicitame hermano (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Héctor Gagliardi)
Gato (lyrics by Homero Manzi)
Hacete cartel (lyrics by Antonio Botta)
Has llegado (lyrics by Marvil (alias of Elisardo Martínez Vilas)
Hasta luego (lyrics by Carlos Álvarez Pintos)
Hay que acomodarse (lyrics by Antonio Botta)
Julián (lyrics by José Panizza)
La caída de la estantería (lyrics by Luis Rubistein)
La de los ojos tristes (lyrics by Héctor Marcó)
La gran aldea (lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti)
La llorona (lyrics bye Julio Romero (alias of Manuel Romero))
La milonga que faltaba (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
La misma calle (lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez)
La quebrada
Lágrimas (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Madreselva (with Osvaldo Donato)
Malala (lyrics by Víctor Soliño)
¡Mamá! (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Mañana (lyrics by Ivo Pelay)
Mañanita (lyrics by Alfredo Bigeschi)
Marcelo (with Carlos Warren, lyrics by Miguel Héctor Escuder)
María (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Mi porteñita grácil (lyrics by Juan Bautista Abad Reyes)
Mi serenata (lyrics by Juan Carlos Thorry)
Mi Virgencita de Luján (lyrics by Horacio Basterra)
¡Miau!... (lyrics by Luis Rubistein)
Mis pesares (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Muchacho (lyrics byCeledonio Flores)
Muñequita de trapo (lyrics by Lucy Clory)
Murió el malevo
Ni te perdono ni te olvido (lyrics by Antonio Miguel Podestá)
No aguanto más
No es manca la paisana (lyrics by Francisco Brancatti)
No es pa' tanto (lyrics by Máximo Vago (alias of Clemente Alberto Moreno)
No te cases (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
¡Oiga!.. (lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
¡Para qué..! (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Para ser copero (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Raúl Estades)
Parece ayer (lyrics by José María Contursi)
Pasos (lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo)
Penas (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Pensalo bien... (lyrics by Carlos Álvarez Pintos)
Petronila y Candelario (lyrics byMáximo Orsi)
Picaflor (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Pobre soñador (lyrics by Julio Romero (alias of Manuel Romero))
¡Por eso grito! (lyrics by César Córdoba (alias of César José Fábregas))
Por 'H' o por 'B' (lyrics by Enrique Dizeo)
Por mi viejita (with Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by Víctor Soliño)
Porque sos así (lyrics by Alfredo Bigeschi)
Porteña linda (lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti)
Protestona (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Pura chispa (lyrics by Iván Diez)
Puras plumas (lyrics by Víctor Soliño)
Repique del corazón (lyrics by José Rótulo)
Riachuelo (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Risas (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Rosalinda (lyrics by Máximo Orsi)
Se va la lancha (with Héctor María Artola, lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
Se va la vida (with Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by Luis Mario (alias of María Luisa Carnelli))
Siga el baile (with con Carlos Warren)
Siga el tango (with Carlos Warren, lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
Soñadora
¿Sos vos? ¡Qué cambiada estás! (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Te busco (lyrics by Héctor Marcó)
Te gané de mano (lyrics by Juan Bautista Abad Reyes)
Toda mía (lyrics by Carlos Álvarez Pintos)
Triqui-tra (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Triste y sin alpiste (lyrics by Hugo Zamora)
Tu desprecio (lyrics by Homero Manzi)
Un libro (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Un poco tarde (lyrics by Reynaldo Yiso)
Venite conmigo (A ella...) (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
Vivo sin sombra, lejos de ti (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Volvé!... (lyrics by Luis Bayón Herrera)
Volvé a casa (lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
Y llegó el amor (yrics by Máximo Orsi)
Ya se ha marcao la hacienda (lyrics by Luis Díaz)
Yo te amo (lyrics by Carlos César Lenzi)

References

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External links

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Edgardo Donato at IMDb
Donato notes at Totango.net
Donato biography at Todotango.com Archived 2014-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
Edgardo Donato recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.

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Edgardo Donato

Broadcast History