List of compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Heitor Villa-Lobos

This is a list of compositions by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is still incomplete (he composed over 2000 works in his lifetime), and needs expansion. You can help. (More nearly complete lists of compositions may be found in the References or External Links listed below).

Contents

Chôros

The Chôros are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Bachianas Brasileiras

The Bachianas Brasileiras are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Concertos

The concertos are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Symphonies

The symphonies are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Other orchestral works (including ballet scores)

The other orchestral works are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Chamber music

The chamber music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. (Information on the two Sextetos místicos in Peppercorn 1991b , 38–39)

String quartets

The string quartets are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. Information on the two versions of Quartet No. 1 is in Peppercorn 1991b , 32.

Sacred and other choral works

Songs (with piano)

Songs (with orchestra)

Operas

The operas are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Ballets

Music for films

The film music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

Works for guitar solo

The guitar music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. Information on the newly discovered 1928 Valsa-chôro from https://web.archive.org/web/20070218094019/http://durand-salabert-eschig.com/actualite.html, (accessed 4 December 2006).

  1. Mazurka-Choro
  2. Schottish-Choro
  3. Valsa-Choro
  4. Gavotta-Choro
  5. Chorinho
  1. Etude No. 1 in E minor: Allegro non troppo
  2. Etude No. 2 in A major: Allegro
  3. Etude No. 3 in D major: Allegro moderato
  4. Etude No. 4 in G major: Un peu modéré—Grandioso
  5. Etude No. 5 in C major: Andantino—Poco meno
  6. Etude No. 6 in E minor: Poco Allegro
  7. Etude No. 7 in E major: Tres animé—Moins
  8. Etude No. 8 in C-sharp minor: Modéré
  9. Etude No. 9 in F-sharp minor: Tres peu animé
  10. Etude No. 10 in B minor: Tres animé—Un peu animé—Vif
  11. Etude No. 11 in E minor: Lent—Poco meno—Animé
  12. Etude No. 12 in A minor: Animé—Più mosso—a tempo primo—Un peu plus animé
  1. Prelude No. 1 in E minor ("Melodia lírica"): Andantino espressivo Più mosso
  2. Prelude No. 2 in E major ("Melodia capadócia"): Andantino—Più mosso
  3. Prelude No. 3 in A minor ("Homenagem a Bach"): Andante—Molto adagio e dolorido
  4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor ("Homenagem ao índio brasileiro"): Lento—Animato—Moderato
  5. Prelude No. 5 in D major ("Homenagem à Vida Social"): Poco animato—Meno—Più mosso
  6. Prelude No. 6 (Lost)

Music for piano solo

The piano music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

References

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