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Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 — November 17, 1959) was a pioneering Brazilian modernist composer. He penned twelve symphonies, four operas, five ballets, and one of the most important string quartet cycles of the twentieth century. His music is noted for its exotic sound palette and formal inventiveness, influenced both by Brazilian folk music and stylistic elements from the European classical tradition. Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro. After his father died, he earned a living for his family by playing in cinema orchestras and street bands in Rio. As a cellist in an opera company, he made early attempts at composing grand opera. Encouraged by Arthur Napoleão, a pianist and music publisher, he decided to compose seriously. From 1905 Villa-Lobos began exploring Brazil's interior in a series of expeditions that exposed him to native Brazilian musical culture. Though serious doubt has been cast on some of his tales from this decade of travel - about his capture and near escape from cannibals, for instance - his experiences turned him off the idea of conventional compositional training and rendered him a lifelong advocate of nationalist themes in Brazilian classical music. European influences were still vital to his development. A 1917 tour by the Ballets Russes left a strong impact. That year Villa-Lobos also met the French composer Darius Milhaud, who was in Rio as secretary to Paul Claudel at the French Legation. Milhaud brought the music of Debussy, Satie, and
top songs
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Chôros No. 1
14,8232Choros No. 1
12,4353Prelude No.1 - Melodía lírica
11,6834Saudades das Selvas Brasilieras No.2
7,7195Bachianas brasileiras No. 2, "O trenzinho do Caipira": IV. Toccata: O trenzinho do Caipira (The Peasant’s Little Train)
7,3776No. 5 Andantino
6,9037Suite popular brasileira: No. 1 Mazurka - Choros
5,9258Bachianas brasileiras No.5, W. 389: 1. Aria (Cantilena)
5,7889I. Allegro preciso
5,63610A lenda do caboclo
5,630albums
VILLA-LOBOS: Music for Solo Guitar (Complete)
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras (Complete)
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras
Favourite Guitar Music
The Complete Guitar Works of Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos : Os Choros de Câmara
Black Swan
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5: I. Aria (Cantilena): Adagio
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 7-9
Rodrigo / Villa-Lobos: Concierto De Aranjuez / Five Preludes / Guitar Concerto
Americano
Villa-Lobos: Symphony No. 12, Uirapuru & Mandu-Çarará