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Heitor Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro. His fa- ther, Raul, was a civil servant, an educated man of Span- ish extrac tion, a librarian, an d an ama te ur astronomer and musici an. In Villa-Lobos’s ea rly chi ldhood, Brazil un- derwent a period of social revolution and modernisation, abolishing slavery in 1888 and overthrowing the Empire of Brazil in 1889. The changes in Brazil were reflected in its musical life: previously European music had been the dominant influence, and the courses at the. Euro pean infl uenc es did sti ll ins pir e Vill a-Lob os.

In 1917 Sergei Diaghilev made an impact on tour in Brazil with his Ballets Russes. That ye ar Villa-Lobos al so met the French composer Darius Milhaud, who was in Rio as secretary to Paul Claudel at the Fr ench Le gation. Mil- haud brought the music of Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and possibly Igor Stravinsky; in return Villa-Lobos intro- duced Milhaud to Brazilia n street music. In 1918, he also met the pianist Arthur Rubinstein, who became a lifelong fri end and champion; this meeting prompte d Villa-Lobos to write more piano music.

Heitor Villa-Lobos c. 1922 Heitor Villa-Lobos ( Portuguese:; March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a, described as 'the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music'. Villa-Lobos has become the best-known South American composer of all time.

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A prolific composer, he wrote numerous, and vocal works, totaling over 2000 works by his death in 1959. His music was influenced by both Brazilian and by stylistic elements from the European tradition, as exemplified by his (Brazilian Bachian-pieces). His Etudes for guitar (1929) were dedicated to, while his 5 Preludes (1940) were dedicated to Arminda Neves d’Almeida, a.k.a. Both are important works in the guitar repertory.

Contents. Biography Youth and exploration Heitor Villa-Lobos was born in. His father, Raul, was a civil servant, an educated man of Spanish extraction, a, and an amateur and musician. In Villa-Lobos's early childhood, Brazil underwent a period of social revolution and modernisation, abolishing in 1888 and overthrowing the in 1889.

The changes in Brazil were reflected in its musical life: previously European music had been the dominant influence, and the courses at the were grounded in traditional and. Villa-Lobos underwent very little of this formal training. After a few abortive harmony lessons, he learnt music by illicit observation from the top of the stairs of the regular musical evenings at his house arranged by his father.

He learned to play, and. When his father died suddenly in 1899 he earned a living for his family by playing in cinema and theatre orchestras in Rio.

Around 1905 Villa-Lobos started explorations of Brazil's 'dark interior', absorbing the native Brazilian musical culture. Serious doubt has been cast on some of Villa-Lobos's tales of the decade or so he spent on these expeditions, and about his capture and near escape from cannibals, with some believing them to be fabrications or wildly embellished romanticism. After this period, he gave up any idea of conventional training and instead absorbed the musical influences of Brazil's indigenous cultures, themselves based on and African, as well as elements. His earliest compositions were the result of on the guitar from this period. Villa-Lobos played with many local Brazilian street-music bands; he was also influenced by the cinema and improvised and.

For a time Villa-Lobos became a cellist in a Rio opera company, and his early compositions include attempts at Grand Opera. Encouraged by, a pianist and music publisher, he decided to compose seriously. Heitor Villa-Lobos at the end of a concert in, 1952 Vargas fell from power in 1945. Villa-Lobos was able, after the end of the war, to travel abroad again; he returned to Paris, and also made regular visits to the United States as well as travelling to, and.

He received a huge number of commissions, and fulfilled many of them despite failing health. He composed for piano, cello (the second one in 1953), classical guitar (in 1951 for Segovia, who refused to play it until the composer provided a in 1956), (for in 1953) and (for in 1955–6). Other commissions included his Symphony No. 11 (for the in 1955), and the opera (1955–56) based on the play. His prolific output of this period prompted criticisms of note-spinning and banality: critical reactions to his Piano Concerto No.

5 included the comments 'bankrupt' and 'piano tuners' orgy'. His music for the film starring and, commissioned by in 1958, earned Villa-Lobos 25,000, and he conducted the recording himself. The film was in production for many years. Originally to be directed by, it was taken over by Hepburn's husband.

MGM decided to use only part of Villa-Lobos's music in the actual film, turning instead to for the rest of the music. From the score, Villa-Lobos compiled a work for soprano soloist, male chorus, and orchestra, which he titled Forest of the Amazon and recorded it in 1959 in with Brazilian soprano, an unidentified male chorus, and the for. The recording was issued both on LP and reel-to-reel tape. In June 1959, Villa-Lobos alienated many of his fellow musicians by expressing disillusionment, saying in an interview that Brazil was 'dominated by mediocrity'. In November he died in Rio; his state funeral was the final major civic event in that city before the capital transferred to. He is buried in the in Rio de Janeiro.

When touring Europe with his music he said, 'I don't use folklore, I am the folklore' ( Eu sou o folclore) and 'I have not come to learn, I have come to show what I have made up to now' ( Ich bin nicht gekommen, um zu lernen, sondern um zu zeigen, was ich bisher gemacht habe), showing that he was quite aware of his unique position among classical composers, and he made good use of his origins to publicise his own works. Recordings. Villa-Lobos plays Villa-Lobos (SCSH 010, ). ( 924) (archive from 26 September 2011, accessed 19 November 2015). Angel 426; EMI Classics CD 57 (archive from 26 September 2011, accessed 19 November 2015).

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