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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements:
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Composition Year | 1945 January |
Genre Categories | Fantasias; For cello, orchestra; Scores featuring the cello; |
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Work Title | Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra |
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Composer | Villa-Lobos, Heitor |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | W454 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHV 37 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1945 January |
First Performance. | 1946-10-08 in Rio de Janeiro Iberê Gomes Grosso (cello) ; Villa-Lobos (conductor) ; Orquesta do Teatro Municipal |
First Publication. | 1954 (reduction only) |
Dedication | Serge Koussevitzky |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 20 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Solo: cello Orchestra: 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, novachordion, xylophone, cymbals, celesta, harp, strings |