Bachianas Brasileiras No.2, W247, 250-252, 254, 568, 569 (Villa-Lobos, Heitor)

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Milan: G. Ricordi, 1949. Plate 129643.

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Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU

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Work Title Bachianas Brasileiras No.2
Alternative Title
Composer Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Opus/Catalogue Number W247 (original); W250, 251, 254, 568 (cello and piano); W252, 569 (piano solo)
Number of Movements/Sections 4
Average Duration 20 min.
Year/Date of Composition 1930
First Performance 3 September 1934 at the Festival Internacional de Veneza, with Dmitri Mitropoulos conducting
Dedication Mindinha
Genre Symphonic Poem
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation Original: 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 tenor saxophone, 1 baritone saxophone, 1 bassoon, 1 contrabassoon, 2 horns, 1 trombone, timpani, ganzá, chocalho, pandeira, reco, matraca, caixa, triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, bass drum, celesta, piano, strings
Transcribed for cello and piano and piano solo
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  1. Prelúdio (O canto do capadócio)
  2. Ária (O canto da nossa terra)
  3. Dansa (Lembrança do sertão)
  4. Toccata (O trenzinho do caipira)
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