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

Author/creator Tarasti, Eero
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995.
Descriptionx, 438 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleHeitor Villa-Lobos ja Brasilian sielu. English
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 Choro: 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.
Abstract Heitor Villa-Lobos wrote music for voice, guitar and piano, as well as chamber pieces, concertos, and orchestral and operatic works. This book, a revision of a work first published in Finland, concentrates on his compositions, with many analyzed in depth.
General noteTranslated from the Finnish by Eero Tarasti.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 417-426) and indexes.
LCCN 94025984
ISBN0786400137 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.V76 T313 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold