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Heitor Villa-Lobos

Symphony No. 11 (Villa-Lobos)

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

Music#

The symphony is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, percussion (timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, triangle, matraca a wooden rattle , bass drum, marimba, xylophone, celesta, and vibraphone), 2 harps, piano, and strings. The symphony is in four movements:

Further reading#

  • Durgin, Cyrus. 1956. “Boston Symphony Orchestra: Villa-Lobos’ Symphony No. 11”. Daily Boston Globe (3 March): 20.
  • Enyart, John William. 1984. “The Symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos”. PhD diss. Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati.
  • 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); .
  • Salles, Paulo de Tarso. 2009. Villa-Lobos: processos composicionais. Campinas, SP: Editora da Unicamp.
Composer
Heitor Villa-Lobos