The Villa-Lobos letters / edited, translated and annotated by Lisa M. Peppercorn.

Author/creator Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Other author Peppercorn, L. M. (Lisa Margaret) editor, translator.
Format Book
Publication Info[London] : Toccata Press, ©1994.
Description212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleCorrespondence. English
SeriesMusicians in letters, 0960-0094 ; no. 1
Musicians in letters ; no. 1. ^A402014
Contents The pull of Paris -- Back to Brazil -- North America and conducting -- Commissions and celebrity -- Appendix 1: Chronology -- Appendix 2: Ralph Gustafson on Villa-Lobos -- Appendix 3: Bibliography.
Abstract This complete edition of the letters of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, collected for the first time in any language, details his stay in the Paris of the 1920s, his work in Brazil and the 1930s and '40s and his international travels as conductor of his own music. The letters also discuss commissions for ballets, concertos and other works. Lisa M. Peppercorn, who knew Villa-Lobos, is the acknowledged expert on the life and music of this colourful figure, and she gives a detailed commentary on the events giving rise to the letters. A chronology gives a detailed account of Villa-Lobos' life, which is thoroughly illustrated with photographs of the persons and places associated with Villa-Lobos, facsimiles of works and concert programmes, and so on. The letters thus form a guide to the most productive years of his life.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and indexes.
LCCNgb 95000946
ISBN0907689280 (cased) :
ISBN0907689299 (pbk)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.V76 A4 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold