 The piece was based on Piazzolla's 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.Nonino is an Argentine variation of the Italian word Grandfather (Nonno) used in the diminutive (Nonnino).