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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.

Book 1 (As Bonecas/The Dolls)#

  • Branquinha (A boneca de louça)/Little Light-skinned Girl (The Porcelain Doll)
  • Moreninha (A boneca de massa)/Little Dark-skinned Girl (The Papier-mâché Doll)
  • Caboclinha (A boneca de barro)/Little Mestizo Girl (The Clay Doll)
  • Mulatinha (A boneca de borracha)/Little Mulatto Girl (The Rubber Doll)
  • Negrinha (A boneca de pau)/Little Black Girl (The Wooden Doll)
  • A pobrezinha (A boneca de trapo)/The Little Poor Girl (The Rag Doll)
  • O polichinelo/Punch
  • A bruxa (A boneca de pano)/Witch (The Cloth Doll)

Book 2 (Os Bichinhos/The Little Animals)#

  • A baratinha de papel (The Little Paper Bug)
  • A gatinha de papelão (The Little Cardboard Cat)
  • O camundongo de massa (The Little Toy Mouse)
  • O cachorrinho de borracha (The Little Rubber Dog)
  • O cavalinho de pau (The Little Wooden Horse)
  • O boizinho de chumbo (The Little Lead Ox)
  • O passarinho de pano (The Little Cloth Bird)
  • O ursinho de algodão (The Little Cotton Bear)
  • O lobozinho de vidro (The Little Glass Wolf)

Book 3 (Esportes/Sports)#

  • Gude (Marbles)
  • Diabolô (Diabolo)
  • Bilboquê (Ball in a Cup)
  • Peteca (Shuttlecock)
  • Pião (Top)
  • Futebol (Football)
  • Jogo de bolas (Ball Game)
  • Soldado de chumbo (Lead Soldier)
  • Capoeiragem (Capoeira)

Further reading#

  • Appleby, David P. 2002. Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Life (1887–1959). Lanham, MD, and London: Scarecrow Press. .
  • Béhague, Gerard. 1994. Villa-Lobos: The Search for Brazil’s Musical Soul. Austin: Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1994. .
  • Demarquez, Suzanne. 1929. “Villa-Lobos”. Revue Musicale 10, no. 10 (November): 1–22.
  • Negwer, Manuel. 2008. Villa-Lobos: Der Aufbruch der brasilianischen Musik. Mainz: Schott Music. . Portuguese version as Villa Lobos e o florescimento da música brasileira. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2009. .
  • Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991. Villa-Lobos: The Music: An Analysis of His Style, translated by Stefan de Haan. London: Kahn & Averill; White Plains, NY: Pro/Am Music Resources Inc. (Kahn & Averill); (Pro/Am).
  • Wright, Simon. 1992. Villa-Lobos. Oxford Studies of Composers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. (cloth); (pbk).
Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos