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Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Composer 1887–1959

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". Villa-Lobos has globally become one of the most recognizable South American composers in music history. A prolific composer, he wrote many orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over 2,000 works by his death in 1959. 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 (1929), d…

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Magdalena

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  • MAGDALENA by Heitor Villa-Lobos; Lyrics/Adaptation, Robert Wright, George Forrest; Original Book, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Homer Curran; Concert Adapta¬ tion, Evans Haile, Dona D. Vaughn; Stage Direction, Dona D. Vaughn; Presented by Evans Haile; General Manager, David Cash; Conductor, Evans Haile. CAST: Charles Damsel (Padre Jose), Fai…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1987-88 Season, v. 44 (Willis).txt

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