Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos

music department, composer, soundtrack

Heitor Villa-Lobos was born on Mar 05, 1887 in Brazil. Heitor Villa-Lobos's big-screen debut came with I've Always Loved You directed by Frank Borzage in 1946. Heitor Villa-Lobos is known for Vieirarpad directed by João Mário Grilo, Suzana Borges stars as Voz Off and Raquel Henriques da Silva as Self. The upcoming new movie Heitor Villa-Lobos plays is Argentina, 1985 which will be released on Oct 21, 2022.

He 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 2000 works by his death in 1959. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras (Brazilian Bachian-pieces) and his Chôros. His Etudes for classical guitar (1929) were dedicated to Andrés Segovia, while his 5 Preludes (1940) were dedicated to his spouse Arminda Neves d'Almeida, a.k.a. "Mindinha." Both are important works in the classical guitar repertory.

  • Birthday

    Mar 05, 1887
  • Place of Birth

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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