Composer · 20th Century · 1887–1959
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer (1887–1959).
Biography
Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has globally become one of the most recognizable South American composers in music history. A prolific composer, he wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 pieces by his death in 1959. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras (Brazilian Bach-pieces) and his Chôros. His Etudes for classical guitar (1929), dedicated to Andrés Segovia, and his 5 Preludes (1940), dedicated to his spouse Arminda Neves d'Almeida, a.k.a. "Mindinha", are important works in the classical guitar repertory.
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Works with bassoon
- Chôros No. 3 (1925)
- Quinteto em forma de chôros (1928) · free score
- Bachianas Brasileiras no. 6, for flute and bassoon, A.392
- Chôros no. 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, and off-stage gong, A.199, "Setemino"
- Ciranda das sete notas, for bassoon and strings, A.325, "Dance in Seven Notes"
- Duo for Oboe and Bassoon
- Quinteto em forme de choros, for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, A.231
- Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, A.182
Works with clarinet
- Chôros No. 3 (1925)
- Quinteto em forma de chôros (1928) · free score
- Chôros no. 2, for flute and clarinet
- Chôros no. 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, and off-stage gong, A.199, "Setemino"
- Poème de l'enfant et de sa mère, for voice, flute, clarinet, and cello, A.193
- Quinteto em forme de choros, for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, A.231
- Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, A.182
Works with flute
- Quinteto em forma de chôros (1928) · free score
- Assobio a jato, for flute and cello, A.493, "The Jet Whistle"
- Bachianas Brasileiras no. 6, for flute and bassoon, A.392
- Chôros no. 2, for flute and clarinet
- Chôros no. 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, and off-stage gong, A.199, "Setemino"
- Distribuiçao de flôres, for flute and guitar, A.381, "Distribution of Flowers"
- Poème de l'enfant et de sa mère, for voice, flute, clarinet, and cello, A.193
- Quintet for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, A.538
- Quinteto em forme de choros, for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, A.231
- Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, cello, and guitar, A.131, "Mystic Sextet"
Works with oboe
- Quinteto em forma de chôros (1928) · free score
- Chôros no. 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, and off-stage gong, A.199, "Setemino"
- Duo for Oboe and Bassoon
- Quinteto em forme de choros, for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn, and bassoon, A.231
- Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, cello, and guitar, A.131, "Mystic Sextet"
- Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon, A.182
Works with saxophone
- Chôros no. 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, cello, and off-stage gong, A.199, "Setemino"
- Fantasia, for saxophone and piano, A.490bis
- Fantasia, for saxophone, 2 horns, and strings, A.490
- Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, cello, and guitar, A.131, "Mystic Sextet"