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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".
Heitor Villa-Lobos (born March 5, 1887, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—died November 17, 1959, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer and one of the foremost Latin American composers of the 20th century, whose music combines indigenous melodic and rhythmic elements with Western classical music.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Heitor Villa-Lobos. The Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) was the most prolific and original of those Brazilians who, during the 20th century, worked toward the development of a national idiom in serious music that incorporated African and Native American motifs.
Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, 5 de março de 1887 — Rio de Janeiro, 17 de novembro de 1959) foi um compositor, maestro, violoncelista, pianista e violonista brasileiro, [1] descrito como "a figura criativa mais significativa do Século XX na música clássica brasileira", [2] e se tornando o compositor sul-americano mais conhecido de ...
Welcome to the Heitor Villa-Lobos Website; on the web since 1994. Leonard Bernstein's notes about Unusual Instruments in Villa-Lobos's music, from his Young People's Concerts episode The Latin American Spirit, broadcast on CBS Television. There's more about this at The Villa-Lobos Magazine.
Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works.
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Villa-Lobos (b. 1887–d. 1959) is unquestionably the dominant figure in Brazilian 20th-century music, and one of the most celebrated composers of his generation.
