Heitor Villa-Lobos : the life and works, 1887-1959 / by Eero Tarasti.

Author
Tarasti, Eero [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©1995.
Description
x, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-426) and indexes.
    Contents
    • A survey of music history in Latin America
    • The life and personality of Villa-Lobos as portrayed by his contemporaries
    • The arrival of modernism in Brazil
    • The Choros
    • a new form of composition?
    • Villa Lobos and the 1930s. Music educator ; The return to Bach
    • Bachianas Brasileiras
    • Vocal works. Solo songs ; Choral works a cappella
    • Instrumental solo works. Guitar works ; Piano works ; Rudepoema ; The first series of Prôle do bébé ; The second series of Prôle do bébé
    • Chamber music. Sonatas for violin and cello ; Sonata for violin and piano ; Trios for piano, violin and cello ; Trio for violin, viola and cello ; Fantaisie concertante ; String quartets ; Sextuor mystique ; Villa-Lobos's Nonetto and Milhaud's L'homme et son désir
    • Concertos. Suite for piano and orchestra ; Momoprécocoe ; Piano concertos ; Guitar concerto ; Harp concerto ; Second cello concerto
    • Orchestral works. Symphonic poems, ballets and cantatas ; Symphonies ; Descobrimento do Brasil
    • Stage works. Operas ; Magdalena.
    ISBN
    • 0786400137 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780786400133 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    94025984
    OCLC
    30667640
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