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Heitor Villa-Lobos

1887 – 1959 72 years · born in Brazil
124 works
142 versions & arrangements
Early 20th century period
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12 Estudos

Guitar Studies Early 20th century
W 235 45 min

Preludes

Guitar Preludes Early 20th century
W 419 25 min

Catalogue

124 works of Villa-Lobos on Octoopus, by form.

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Ballets 2 works
W 133 Uirapuru 1917 · 1 version 14 min
W118 (original) Amazonas, W118, 119 1917 · 1 version 12 min
Canciones
W551a?? 4 Canções da floresta do Amazonas 1917 · 1 version 2 min
Character pieces
W 76 Fábulas características, W076 1914 · 1 version 8 min
Chorinhos 11 works
W 161 Chôros No.1 1920 · 5 versions 3 min
W 199 Chôros No.7 1924 · 1 version 8 min
W 206 Chôros No.3 1925 · 1 version 4 min
W 207 Chôros No.5 E minor 1925 · 1 version 5 min
W 208 Chôros No.8 1925 · 1 version 20 min
W 209 Chôros No.10 1926 · 1 version 13 min
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W 218 Chôros No.4 1926 · 1 version 4 min
W 219 Chôros No.6 1926 · 1 version 25 min
W 227 2 Chôros bis 1928 · 1 version 10 min
W 232 Chôros No.9 1929 · 1 version 28 min
W197 (original) Chôros No.2, W197, 198 1924 · 1 version 3 min
Concertos 7 works
W 453 Piano Concerto No.1 1945 · 1 version 28 min
W 487 Piano Concerto No.2 1948 · 1 version 22 min
W 505 Piano Concerto No.4 1952 · 1 version 24 min
W 512 Piano Concerto No.3 1952 · 1 version 22 min
W 521 Piano Concerto No.5 1954 · 1 version 20 min
W 524 Harmonica Concerto 1955 · 1 version
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W501 (original) Guitar Concerto, W501, 502 1951 · 2 versions 20 min
Dances 3 works
W 85 Danças características africanas, W085 1914 · 1 version 12 min
W 160 Bailado infernal 1920 · 1 version 3 min
W325, W548 Ciranda das sete notas, W325 1933 · 1 version
Duets
W 535 Duo for Oboe and Bassoon 1957 · 1 version 18 min
Elegies
W 94 Élégie, W094 1915 · 1 version
Fantasias 3 works
W 454 Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra 1945 · 2 versions 20 min
W 490 Fantasia para saxophone 1948 · 1 version 15 min
W240 (original version) Momoprecoce, W240, 259 1929 · 1 version 18 min
Improvisations
W 96 Improviso No.7, W096 1915 · 1 version 4 min
Mazurkas
W 40 Simples, W040 A minor 1911 · 1 version 2 min
Modinhas 2 works
W 441 Modinhas e canções, W441, 563 1943 · 1 version
W365 (voice, piano) Modinhas e canções, W365, 406 1935 · 1 version
Nonets
W 191 Noneto 1923 · 1 version 18 min
Odes
W497 (original) Samba clássico, W497, 498 1950 · 1 version 2 min
Overtures
W 513 Alvorada na floresta tropical 1953 · 1 version 8 min
Preludes
W 419 Preludes 1940 · 1 version 25 min
Quartets 18 works
W 99 String Quartet No.1, W099 1946 · 1 version
W 100 String Quartet No.2 1915 · 1 version 20 min
W 112 String Quartet No.3 1916 · 1 version 22 min
W 129 String Quartet No.4 1917 · 1 version 24 min
W 230 Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon 1928 · 1 version 20 min
W 263 String Quartet No.5 1931 · 1 version
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W 399 String Quartet No.6 1938 · 1 version 25 min
W 435 String Quartet No.7 1942 · 1 version 59 h
W 446 String Quartet No.8 1944 · 1 version
W 457 String Quartet No.9 1945 · 1 version
W 468 String Quartet No.10 1946 · 1 version
W 481 String Quartet No.11 1947 · 1 version 42 h 10
W 496 String Quartet No.12 1950 · 1 version
W 503 String Quartet No.13 1951 · 1 version
W 519 String Quartet No.14 1953 · 1 version
W 523 String Quartet No.15 1954 · 1 version
W 526 String Quartet No.16 1955 · 1 version 20 min
W 537 String Quartet No.17 1957 · 1 version 25 h 20
Quintets 2 works
W 231 Quinteto em forma de chôros 1928 · 1 version 12 min
W 538 Quinteto instrumental 1957 · 1 version 20 min
Sacred choruses
W 543 Bendita sabedoria 1958 · 1 version
Secular choruses
W 449 Bachianas brasileiras No.9 1945 · 1 version
Sextets
W 131 Sexteto místico 1917 · 1 version 8 min
Sinfoniettas 2 works
W 115 Sinfonietta No.1 B♭ major 1916 · 1 version 20 min
W 483 Sinfonietta No.2 1947 · 1 version 15 min
Sonatas
W051 (Op.35) Sonata fantasia No.1, W051 1912 · 1 version 10 min
Songs 13 works
W 17 Confidência, W017 1908 · 1 version 2 min
W 56 Miniaturas, W056 1912 · 1 version
W 60 Louco, W060 1913 · 1 version 3 min
W 62 L'oiseau, W062 1913 · 1 version
W 80 Les mères, W080 1914 · 1 version
W 135 Amor y perfidia 1918 · 1 version 2 min
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W122 (Cello), 123 (Violin) O canto do cisne negro, W122, 123 1917 · 2 versions 3 min
W158 (voice, orchestra), 159 (voice, piano) Canções típicas brasileiras, W158 1919 · 1 version
W223 (original) 3 Poemas indígenas, W223, 224 1926 · 1 version 12 min
W389 (original) Bachianas brasileiras No.5, W389-391 1938 · 4 versions 8 min
W557-558 Sete vezes 1959 · 1 version
Epigramas ironicos e sentimentais, W183 1921 · 1 version
Serestas, W216 1925 · 1 version
Studies 2 works
W 82 Ondulando, W082 C♯ minor 1914 · 1 version 3 min
W 235 12 Estudos 1928 · 1 version 45 min
Suites 6 works
W 20 Suite populaire brésilienne, W020 1908 · 2 versions
W 63 Suíte infantil No.1, W053 1912 · 1 version 11 min
W 64 Pequena suíte, W064 1913 · 4 versions 15 min
W 67 Suíte infantil No.2, W067 1913 · 1 version 10 min
W 117 Suíte floral 1916 · 1 version 7 min
W 195 Suite for Voice and Violin 1923 · 1 version
Trios 5 works
Op. 25 Trio, W069 1913 · 1 version
W 105 Piano Trio No.2 1915 · 1 version 34 min
W 142 Piano Trio No.3 1918 · 1 version 25 min
W 182 Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon 1921 · 1 version 18 min
W 460 String Trio 1945 · 1 version 28 min
Waltzes
Valsa da dor, W316 1932 · 1 version 5 min
Other works 33 works
W 45 Brinquedo de roda, W045 1912 · 1 version 10 min
W 48 Petizada, W048 1912 · 1 version 9 min
W 134 Simples coletânea 1917 · 1 version 6 min
W 140 A prole do bebê No.1 1918 · 2 versions 24 min
W 148 Histórias da carochinha 1919 · 1 version 10 min
W 157 Carnaval das crianças 1919 · 2 versions 22 min
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W 176 A fiandeira 1921 · 1 version
W 180 A prole do bebê No.2 1921 · 1 version 30 min
W 210 Cirandinhas 1925 · 1 version 26 min
W 217 Sul América G major 1925 · 1 version 4 min
W 220 Cirandas 1926 · 1 version 48 min
W 226 Saudades das selvas brasileiras 1927 · 1 version 10 min
W 246 Bachianas brasileiras No.1 1930 · 1 version 18 min
W 256 Caixinha de música quebrada 1931 · 1 version 3 min
W 374 Ciclo brasileiro 1936 · 1 version 21 min
W 388 Bachianas brasileiras No.3 1938 · 1 version 24 min
W 392 Bachianas brasileiras No.6 1938 · 3 versions 6 min
W 411 As três Marias 1939 · 1 version 4 min
W 432 Bachianas brasileiras No.7 1942 · 1 version 25 min
W 434 Poema singelo 1942 · 1 version 6 min
W 444 Bachianas brasileiras No.8 1944 · 1 version 22 min
W 474 Hommage à Chopin 1947 · 1 version 8 min
W 493 Assobio a Jato 1950 · 1 version 12 min
W166 (piano) A lenda do caboclo, W166, 188 E major 1920 · 1 version 5 min
W184 (original) Rudepoema, W184, 310 1921 · 1 version 19 min
W237 (original) Francette et Pià, W237, 552 1929 · 1 version 16 min
W247 (original) Bachianas brasileiras No.2, W247, 250-252, 254, 568, 569 1930 · 1 version 20 min
W264 (piano) Bachianas brasileiras No.4, W264, 424 1930 · 1 version 24 min
W381 (original) Distribuição de flores, W381, 575 1937 · 1 version 3 min
W407 (original version) New York Skyline Melody, W407, 408 1939 · 1 version 4 min
W417, 418 Mandu-Çarará 1940 · 1 version
Ciranda das sete notas, W548 1 version
Erosão, W495 1950 · 1 version 14 min

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