Heitor Villa-Lobos
Notable works by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
A prole do bebe
A prole do bebê—spelled A próle do bébé in the scores, which were published before the 1943 orthography reform—(The Baby's Family) is a collection of character pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos for piano.
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The Bachianas Brasileiras () (an approximate English translation might be Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces) are a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various
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The Cello Concerto No. 1 (), Op. 50, was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1913 as his first large-scale work, showing the influence of Tchaikovsky. Villa-Lobos was trained as a cellist, beginning at
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Chôros is the title of a series of compositions by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, composed between 1920 and
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Chôros bis, or Dois Chôros (bis) (Two Chôros encores), first published with the title in French, Deux Chôros (bis), is a two-movement duo for violin and cello by the Brazilian composer Heitor
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Chôros No. 1 (Chôro típico brasileiro) is a 1920 composition for guitar by Brazilian composer Heitor
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Chôros No. 10 ("Rasga o Coração") is a work for chorus and orchestra written in 1926 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions
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Chôros No. 11 is a work for piano and orchestra written in 1928 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 12 is an orchestral work written between 1925 and 1945 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 13 is a work for two orchestras and band, written in 1929 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 14 is a work for choruses, orchestra, and band, written in 1928 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is the last of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively
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Chôros No. 2 is a duet for flute and clarinet written in 1924 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 3, "Pica-pau" (Woodpecker) is a work for male choir or instrumental septet, or both together, written in 1925 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It forms a part of a series of
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Chôros No. 4 is a quartet for three horns and trombone, written in 1926 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It forms a part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled
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Chôros No. 5 ("Alma Brasileira", Brazilian Soul) is a solo piano composition written in 1925 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It forms a part of a series of fourteen numbered
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Chôros No. 6 is an orchestral work written between 1925 and 1942 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 7, subtitled "Settimino" (Septet), is an instrumental septet written in 1924 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions
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Chôros No. 8 is a work for orchestra and two pianos, written in 1925 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Chôros No. 9 is an orchestral work written between 1929 and 1942 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros,
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Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 1, part of his 12 Studies for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in
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Fantasia for saxophone, three horns, and strings, W. 490, is a concertante work in three movements by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1948. A typical performance lasts
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Green Mansions is a 1959 American adventure-romance film directed by Mel Ferrer. It is based upon the 1904 novel Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson. The film starred Audrey Hepburn (who at the
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The Guitar Concerto, W501 (piano reduction: W502), is a work for solo guitar and small orchestra written by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro in 1951. A typical performance
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Introdução aos Chôros: Abertura (Introduction to the Chôros: Overture), is a composition for guitar and orchestra by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, composed in 1929 as an overture to
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Macunaíma is a 1969 Brazilian comedy film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Mário de Andrade's novel of the same name. It was released in a dubbed version for American audiences in 1972
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Magdalena: a Musical Adventure is a folk operetta in two acts with music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, original book by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Homer Curran, and lyrics and musical adaptations by
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Miniaturas, W056 (from Portuguese: MIniatures), is a set of six songs for voice and piano by Brazilian composer Heitor
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Modinhas e canções, W365 & W441 (from Brazilian Portuguese: Modinhas and songs) is the name of two compositions by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. The two albums were composed in a period of
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Momoprecoce, W240 (originally and alternatively spelled Mômo precoce), is a fantasy for piano and orchestra by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. An arrangement into one movement of the Carnaval
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Nonet, subtitled "Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil" (A rapid impression of the whole of Brazil) is a chamber-music work (with mixed choir) by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in
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The Quinteto (em forma de chôros) (French: Quintette (en forme de chôros) = Quintet (in the Form of a Chôros)) is a chamber-music composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in
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Rudepoêma (, Savage Poem) is a composition by Heitor Villa-Lobos. It was written in Rio de Janeiro from 1921 to 1926 and is the largest and most challenging work Villa-Lobos wrote for the solo piano.
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String Quartet No. 1 is the first of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, originally written in Nova Friburgo in 1915 and extensively revised in 1946. Villa-Lobos
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String Quartet No. 10 is one of a series of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Tenth Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1946. It was first
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String Quartet No. 11 is a 1947 string quartet, part of a 17-work series in the medium by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Eleventh Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1947.
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String Quartet No. 12 is the part of a series of seventeen works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos began composing the quartet in New York in 1950, during a stay
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String Quartet No. 13 is one of a series of seventeen works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. According to the catalog published by the Museu Villa-Lobos, the Thirteenth
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String Quartet No. 14 is the one of a series of seventeen works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed this quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1953 on a commission
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String Quartet No. 15 is one of a series of seventeen works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Fifteenth Quartet in 1954, working on it at the
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String Quartet No. 16 is the penultimate of seventeen quartets by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Sixteenth Quartet in Paris in 1955. It was first performed by the
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String Quartet No. 17 is the last of seventeen quartets by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Seventeenth Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1957. It was first performed by
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String Quartet No. 2 is the one of a series of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Second Quartet in 1915, either in Rio de Janeiro or Nova
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String Quartet No. 3 ("Quarteto de pipocas"—"Popcorn" Quartet) is the third of 17 works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Because of the persistent percussive pizzicato
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String Quartet No. 4 is the fourth of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Fourth Quartet in 1917, in Rio de Janeiro, but the work remained
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String Quartet No. 5 ("Quarteto popular no. 1") is the fifth of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Fifth Quartet in São Paulo in 1931. The
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String Quartet No. 6 ("Brazilian") is one of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, and was written in 1938, in between his early and late periods. Villa-Lobos considered
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String Quartet No. 7 is the seventh of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Seventh Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1942. The Quarteto Borgerth,
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String Quartet No. 8 is one of 17 works in the genre by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Eighth Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1944. The name of the quartet that gave
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String Quartet No. 9 is part of a series of seventeen works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed his Ninth Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in 1945. It was first
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Suite populaire brésilienne (), sometimes also referred to by its title in Portuguese Suíte popular brasileira, is a suite for solo guitar by Brazilian composer Heitor
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Symphony No. 1, subtitled O Imprevisto (The Unforeseen), is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1916. A typical performance lasts about 25
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Symphony No. 10, subtitled Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros, is an oratorio by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952–53. The broadcast performance of the
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Symphony No. 11 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1955. A performance lasts about 25 minutes. On 29 October 1954, along with a number of other prominent
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Symphony No. 12 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1957. A typical performance lasts about 25 minutes. Villa-Lobos composed his Twelfth Symphony in New York in
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Symphony No. 2, subtitled Ascensão (Ascension), is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Villa-Lobos composed (or began composing) his Second Symphony in Rio de Janeiro in 1917,
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Symphony No. 3 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1919. A typical performance lasts about 35
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Symphony No. 4 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1919. This symphony is subtitled A Vitória (The Victory), while its predecessor and successor are subtitled A
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Symphony No. 5, subtitled A Paz (Peace), is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1920. The score has been
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Symphony No. 6, subtitled Sobre a linha das montanhas do Brasil (On the Outline of the Mountains of Brazil), is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1944. The score
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Symphony No. 7, subtitled Odisséia da paz (Odyssey of the Peace), is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1945. A typical performance lasts about 30
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Symphony No. 8 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1950. A typical performance lasts about 25 minutes. It was first performed at Carnegie Hall in New York on 14
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Symphony No. 9 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952. A performance lasts about twenty minutes. Villa-Lobos composed his Ninth Symphony in Rio de Janeiro in
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"The Little Train of the Caipira" is the subtitle for the Toccata movement that concludes an orchestral suite written by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1930, titled Bachianas brasileiras
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Uirapuru (subtitled O passarinho encantado, “The Enchanted Little Bird”) is a symphonic poem or ballet by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, begun as a revision of an earlier work in 1917 and
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Yerma is an opera in three acts by Heitor Villa-Lobos based on the tragedy of the same name by Federico García
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