Edgardo Donato

Edgardo Donato (; April 14, 1897 Ã¢ÂÂ February 15, 1963) was an Argentine tango composer and conductor. He composed the song "A Media Luz".

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.

Donato died aged 65 in 1963.

Works

A las dos de la maÃÂ±ana (lyrics by GerÃÂ³nimo Martinelli Massa)
Abombada (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
AdÃÂ³nde vas, tan regalÃÂ³n (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Nolo LÃÂ³pez (alias of Manuel LÃÂ³pez))
Alas rotas (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Amores viejos (lyrics by Mario Battistella)
AsÃÂ es el tango (lyrics by Homero Manzi)
Beba (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
BerretÃÂn (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Bigotito (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
CartÃÂ³n ligador (lyrics by Roberto Fontaina and VÃÂctor SoliÃÂ±o)
Catalina (with Carlos Warren)
Chiquilinadas (lyrics by Nolo LÃÂ³pez (alias of Manuel LÃÂ³pez)l)
CÃÂ³mo me gusta (lyrics by Luis Mario (alias of MarÃÂa Luisa Carnelli))
Compadrito (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Luis DÃÂaz)
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 MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Dejala que siga (lyrics by Ray Rada)
Derrota
DesensillÃÂ¡ hasta que aclare (lyrics by Manuel Romero)
El acomodo
El disloque (lyrics by Nolo LÃÂ³pez (alias of Manuel LÃÂ³pez))
El hijo de JuliÃÂ¡n (lyrics by Carlos Zamalvide)
El huracÃÂ¡n (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by Nolo LÃÂ³pez (alias of Manuel LÃÂ³pez))
El lecherito (lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti)
El lengue
El ratÃÂ³n Mickey
En aquel cuartito (with Juan BaÃÂ¼er, lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
En el beso de la luna (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Ensalada mixta (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Esquinita (lyrics by Edmundo Bianchi)
Gato (lyrics by Homero Manzi)
Hacete cartel (lyrics by Antonio Botta)
Has llegado (lyrics by Marvil (alias of Elisardo MartÃÂnez Vilas)
Hasta luego (lyrics by Carlos ÃÂlvarez Pintos)
Hay que acomodarse (lyrics by Antonio Botta)
La caÃÂda de la estanterÃÂa (lyrics by Luis Rubistein)
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 quebrada
LÃÂ¡grimas (lyrics by Maruja Pacheco Huergo)
Madreselva (with Osvaldo Donato)
Malala (lyrics by VÃÂctor SoliÃÂ±o)
ÃÂ¡MamÃÂ¡! (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)
MaÃÂ±ana (lyrics by Ivo Pelay)
MaÃÂ±anita (lyrics by Alfredo Bigeschi)
MarÃÂa (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Mi porteÃÂ±ita grÃÂ¡cil (lyrics by Juan Bautista Abad Reyes)
Mi serenata (lyrics by Juan Carlos Thorry)
Mi Virgencita de LujÃÂ¡n (lyrics by Horacio Basterra)
ÃÂ¡Miau!... (lyrics by Luis Rubistein)
Mis pesares (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
Muchacho (lyrics byCeledonio Flores)
MuÃÂ±equita de trapo (lyrics by Lucy Clory)
MuriÃÂ³ el malevo
Ni te perdono ni te olvido (lyrics by Antonio Miguel PodestÃÂ¡)
No aguanto mÃÂ¡s
No es manca la paisana (lyrics by Francisco Brancatti)
No es pa' tanto (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Vago (alias of Clemente Alberto Moreno)
No te cases (lyrics by Carlos Pesce)
ÃÂ¡Oiga!.. (lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)
Para ser copero (with Osvaldo Donato, lyrics by RaÃÂºl Estades)
Pasos (lyrics by Enrique CadÃÂcamo)
Penas (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Pensalo bien... (lyrics by Carlos ÃÂlvarez Pintos)
Petronila y Candelario (lyrics byMÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Picaflor (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)
Pobre soÃÂ±ador (lyrics by Julio Romero (alias of Manuel Romero))
Por 'H' o por 'B (lyrics by Enrique Dizeo)

Por mi viejita (with Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by VÃÂctor SoliÃÂ±o)

Porque sos asÃÂ (lyrics by Alfredo Bigeschi)

PorteÃÂ±a linda (lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti)

Protestona (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)

Pura chispa (lyrics by IvÃÂ¡n Diez)

Puras plumas (lyrics by VÃÂctor SoliÃÂ±o)

Repique del corazÃÂ³n (lyrics by JosÃÂ© RÃÂ³tulo)

Riachuelo (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)

Risas (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)

Rosalinda (lyrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)

Se va la lancha (with HÃÂ©ctor MarÃÂa Artola, lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)

Se va la vida (with Roberto Zerrillo, lyrics by Luis Mario (alias of MarÃÂa Luisa Carnelli))

Siga el baile (with con Carlos Warren)

Siga el tango (with Carlos Warren, lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)

SoÃÂ±adora

ÃÂ¿Sos vos? ÃÂ¡QuÃÂ© cambiada estÃÂ¡s! (lyrics by Celedonio Flores)

Te busco (lyrics by HÃÂ©ctor MarcÃÂ³)

Te ganÃÂ© de mano (lyrics by Juan Bautista Abad Reyes)

Toda mÃÂa (lyrics by Carlos ÃÂlvarez 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)

VolvÃÂ©!... (lyrics by Luis BayÃÂ³n Herrera)

VolvÃÂ© a casa (lyrics by Francisco Antonio Bastardi)

Y llegÃÂ³ el amor (yrics by MÃÂ¡ximo Orsi)

Ya se ha marcao la hacienda (lyrics by Luis DÃÂaz)

Yo te amo (lyrics by Carlos CÃÂ©sar Lenzi)

References

External links

Donato notes at Totango.net

Donato biography at Todotango.com

Edgardo Donato recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.