Villa-Lobos Heitor (1887-1959)
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Composer, conductor and teacher, was born and died in Rio de Janeiro.
English
(1887-1959)
Heitor Villa-Lobos is considered the greatest Brazilian composer. He was a very prolific composer (more than a thousand compositions) mixing together folklore and classical tradition. He wrote twelve symphonies, sixteen symphonic poems, seventeen ballets, ten theatrical works. He composed, moreover, fourteen Chôros (typical pieces of the Brazilian folklore performed by little groups). His interest in the Guitar moved him to compose for this instrument starting from the Brazilian folklore: his first published works were the Suite populaire brésilienne and the Choro n.1, both published during his stay in Paris. In 1924, Villa-Lobos met Segovia who asked him to compose a study. He composed the Douze études and later the Cinq préludes and the Concerto for Guitar and little Orchestra. (Barbara Bellettini: Breve Storia della Chitarra)
Heitor Villa-Lobos is considered the greatest Brazilian composer. He was a very prolific composer (more than a thousand compositions) mixing together folklore and classical tradition. He wrote twelve symphonies, sixteen symphonic poems, seventeen ballets, ten theatrical works. He composed, moreover, fourteen Chôros (typical pieces of the Brazilian folklore performed by little groups). His interest in the Guitar moved him to compose for this instrument starting from the Brazilian folklore: his first published works were the Suite populaire brésilienne and the Choro n.1, both published during his stay in Paris. In 1924, Villa-Lobos met Segovia who asked him to compose a study. He composed the Douze études and later the Cinq préludes and the Concerto for Guitar and little Orchestra. (Barbara Bellettini: Breve Storia della Chitarra)
Composizioni (107)
Antologie curate
- CINQ PRÉLUDES (nouvelle édition revue et corrigée par Frédéric Zigante)
- COMPLETE SOLO WORKS (rev. Frederick Noad)
- SUITE POPULAIRE BRÉSILIENNE (nouvelle édition revue et corrigée par Frédéric Zigante)
- THE BEST OF: HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS EN HUIT MORCEAUX POUR GUITARE (sélection de Frédéric Zigante)
Presente in antologie
- BRAZILIAN MUSIC (trascr. Hirakura Nobuyull & Hamano Takayuki) — CHÔRO TÍPICO N.1
- COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY OF GUITAR SOLOS (ed. Ron Purcell) — VIOLA QUEBRADA
- HOMAGE TO VILLA-LOBOS AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS — CINQ PRÉLUDES : n.2 En Mi Majeur
- LATIN AMERICAN SOLOS FOR GUITAR — CHÔROS TÍPICO [CHÔRO TÍPICO N.1]
- TWO MAGIC GUITARS (Guitar duets arranged and transcribed by V.Kulykovska and U.Dojcinovic) — ARIA DA BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS N.5
- TWO MAGIC GUITARS (Guitar duets arranged and transcribed by V.Kulykovska and U.Dojcinovic) — MODINHA
- VIOLÃO EM NOITE DE GALA — ESTUDO N.10