| The Villa-Lobos Letters Contributor(s): Villa-Lobos, Heitor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0907689299 ISBN-13: 9780907689294 Publisher: Toccata Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Individual Composer & Musician |
| Dewey: 780.92 |
| Series: Musicians in Letters |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This complete edition of the letters of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, collected for the first time in any language, details his stay in the Paris of the 1920s, his work in Brazil and the 1930s and 40s and his international travels as conductor of his own music. The letters also discuss commissions for ballets, concertos and other works. Lisa M. Peppercorn, who knew Villa-Lobos, is the acknowledged expert on the life and music of this colourful figure, and she gives a detailed commentary on the events giving rise to the letters. A chronology gives a detailed account of Villa-Lobos' life, which is thoroughly illustrated with photographs of the persons and places associated with Villa-Lobos, facsimiles of works and concert programmes, and so on. The letters thus form a guide to the most productive years of his life. |