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Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos

1887–1959

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Biography

Heitor Villa-Lobos (Rio de Janeiro, March 5, 1887 – Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, pianist and guitarist, described as "the most significant creative figure in 20th century in Brazilian classical music", and becoming the best-known South American composer of all time.

Sound 22

2020s

  1. 2026

    A Carta de Helena

    Songs

  2. 2024

    Curitiba: Urban Maze

    Music

  3. 2023

    Villa-Lobos em Paris

    Original Music Composer

  4. Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

    Original Music Composer

  5. 2022

    Planeta Amazônia

    Music Arranger

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Little Dominos Jingle Bells

    Music

  2. 2017

    Regresso

    Music

  3. 2015

    Andrea Bacchetti in Concert

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2014
  5. Copland, Bernstein

    Original Music Composer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Fantasies of Brazil

    Music

  2. 1983

    The Flower of Pain

    Music

1970s

  1. 1978

    Diário da Província

    Music

  2. Reformatory of the Depraved

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1976

    Cajaíba - Lição das Coisas - O Fazendeiro do Ar

    Music

  4. 1974

    Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

    Music

  5. 1972

    João and the Knife

    Music

1960s

  1. 1966

    Amazonas, Amazonas

    Original Music Composer

1940s

  1. 1942

    Clay

    Music

1930s

  1. 1937

    The Discovery of Brazil

    Music

Acted in 1

1960s

  1. 1964

    Retrato de Villa-Lobos

    Ele mesmo (arquivo)

Appearances5

2010s

  1. 2019

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Self (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2005

    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1987

    Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca

    Self (archive footage)

1940s

  1. 1943

    Dois artistas nacionais - Portinari e Villa Lobos

    Self

  2. 1942

    South of the Border with Disney

    Self