Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos: From Brazil to the World As time passes, many people are seen as great masters and others as just an addition to the society. The 20th century had a widely spread of extreme comfort and poverty. Many people during the Industrial Revolution saw new horizons, but that did not last long. Consequently, the Great Depression brought misery and even levels of poverty never seen in the United States. After these entire drastic events, music composers sought to create music pieces

Villa-Lobos was self-taught and his style was avant-garde Brazilian folk music. This being his first piece was written in the 20th century. The key of the song is an E minor which gives it an insouciant type of sound. The piece is normally five-minutes. It

1.) Asa Branca is a song that was written by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira in the 40’s in Brazil. Luiz Gonzaga was a famous musician and created the music genre of baiao. Baiao is a genre of music native to Northeastern Brazil, but has influences from many other cultures including the indigenous, mestizo, African and European musics. It is a rural music that was avoided by the upper class for a long time in Brazil. However, Luiz Gonzaga popularized the music around the 1940’s, when this song

graduated from the conservatoire as soloist. He died at the age of 72 David Milsom. Paul Bazelaire. The World's Leading Classical Music Group. Naxos. Web. 03/02/2015. <http://www.naxos.com/person/Paul_Bazelaire/20259.htm > Famous composers Heitor Villa-Lobos, whose father was a national library worker, was born in march5, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His music was more nationalist. He began his musical carrier as his father has thought him how to play cello, Viola and guitar. In 1912, although

On Monday, April, 18, 2016, I attended a concert held by Wake Forest University’s Department of Music. The performance was titled “Student Chamber Music I Concert” and it began promptly at 7:30pm. 7. The program that was distributed when I came in was very helpful in explaining the repertoire. The music to my surprise was very enjoyable! The concert began with a flute ensemble. The first work they played was called “Allegro” by Demenico Cimarosa. This sonata was originally written in the Romanic

The name of this work is Act One: Youtube Symphony Orchestra @ Carnegie Hall. It lasts for about one hour. This is the first symphony orchestra of its kind. Many things set it apart from all others. Approximately three thousand people from all corners of the globe sent in video tape auditions of their musical talents. From this a total of ninety six people were chosen by " Youtubers". The orchestra consists of both male and female musicians. The attire is all black and formal, such as dresses, suits

Part-time Instructor of Guitar, Luther Enloe, is enjoying an active and fruitful 2015-2016 academic year as a performer, teacher, and advocate for the classical guitar. Recent engagements include a solo performance on the fall GSU Faculty Artist Series, solo concerts and clinics for the Warner Robins Community Concert Association (WRCCA) and St. Pius X Catholic High School, and concerts for the Gordon State University Recital Series, Bent Frequency Elevate Atlanta Street Car Performance, the LaGrange

Music has always been an important factor throughout my life, it helps me when I’m feeling down and gives me some type of relief. Because of this, it leaded me to take this course which ventured into different cultures and the music within them. I chose to go with the Brazilian and Chinese ensembles because they were the two cultures I was least familiar with. Growing up my family had friends who were born in brazil and would tell me stories of what it was like to live there, which has always had

bassoon and was accompanied by Serena Hou with the harpsichord playing Concerto in G Minor, RV 495 composed by Antonio Vivaldi which included Presto, Largo, and Allegro, not to mention she also played Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos and was accompanied by Azeem Ward with the flute which included I. Aria (Choro), and II. Fantasia. I will depict the first and second part of the recital and describe my reaction and total opinion about the overall concert. In the beginning

Johannes Brahms - Allegro giocoso from Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 Objective Reaction: The first movement began with a very strong texture as the music reflected a very powerful theme. It began with the heavy instrumentation from the strings including cellos, violins, and basses. The tempo was also relatively fast and generally upbeat. About a minute and half in there was a very noticeable solo by the violins which was a bit softer in terms of the texture. The melody seemed to be very