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Heitor villa lobos biography sample
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer (–)
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| Born | Heitor Villa-Lobos ()March 5, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | November 17, () (aged&#;72) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Composer |
Heitor Villa-Lobos[a] (March 5, &#;&#;&#;November 17, ) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist 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. A prolific composer, he wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2, works by his death in His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras (Brazilian Bach-pieces) and his Chôros.
His Etudes for classical guitar () were dedicated to Andrés Segovia, while his 5 Prelude