Meaning of "Villa-Lobos" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF VILLA-LOBOS

Villa-Lobos  [ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VILLA-LOBOS

Villa-Lobos is a noun.

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WHAT DOES VILLA-LOBOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer to date. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition, as exemplified by his Bachianas Brasileiras.

Definition of Villa-Lobos in the English dictionary

The definition of Villa-Lobos in the dictionary is Heitor. 1887–1959, Brazilian composer, much of whose work is based on Brazilian folk tunes.

TRANSLATION OF VILLA-LOBOS

Find out the translation of Villa-Lobos to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Villa-Lobos from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Villa-Lobos» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 维拉 - 罗伯斯
• Translator English - Spanish: Villa-Lobos
• English: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Hindi: विला Lobos
• Translator English - Arabic: فيلا لوبوس
• Translator English - Russian: Вилла-Лобос
• Translator English - Portuguese: Villa- Lobos
• Translator English - Bengali: ভিলা-Lobos আপনার
• Translator English - French: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Malay: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - German: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Japanese: ビラ·ロボス
• Translator English - Korean: 빌라 - 로보 스
• Translator English - Javanese: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Villa- Lobos
• Translator English - Tamil: வில்லா- Lobos
• Translator English - Marathi: व्हिला-लोबोस
• Translator English - Turkish: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Italian: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Polish: Villa- Lobos
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Вілла - Лобос
• Translator English - Romanian: Villa- Lobos
• Translator English - Greek: Villa - Lobos
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Villa - Lobos
• Translator English - Swedish: Villa-Lobos
• Translator English - Norwegian: Villa-Lobos

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VILLA-LOBOS»

Discover the use of Villa-Lobos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Villa-Lobos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Villa-Lobos

This book provides an introduction to his music, and by focusing attention on important or unusual works from his large oeuvre, charts Villa-Lobos's own often anguished musical journey through the Brazilian landscape.

Simon Wright, 1992

Heitor Villa-Lobos: a life (1887-1959)

The book will be essential reading for anyone who has ever succumbed to the magic and power of Villa-Lobos's music and to anyone interested in the arts in Brazil over the last century.

David P. Appleby, 2002

Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Life and Works, 1887-1959

He wrote music for voice, guitar and piano, as well as chamber pieces, concertos, and orchestral and operatic works. This book, a revision of a work first published in Finland, concentrates on his compositions, with many analyzed in depth.

Eero Tarasti, 1995

Technique, Analysis & Interpretation Of: Heitor Villa-Lobos: ...

In this book, masterful Uruguayan guitarist and teacher Abel Carlevaro (1918-2001) offers insights to the performance of the 12 Studies (1929) by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Abel Carlevaro, 2007

The Villa-Lobos letters

Presents for the first time the complete surviving correspondence of the outstanding Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), one of the most colourful figures in twentieth-century music.

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Lisa Margaret Peppercorn, 1994

Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Bio-bibliography

The book is divided into four principal sections: Biography, Works and Performances, Discography, and Bibliography.

David P. Appleby, 1988

Intimate Voices: Debussy to Villa-Lobos. The string quartets ...

Leading authorities explore, in direct and accessible language, chamber-music masterpieces by twenty-one prominent composers since 1900.

Evan Allan Jones, 2009

The world of Villa-Lobos in pictures and documents

This unique book presents a wealth of source material for those interested in the Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos' music and his country.Autograph letters in facsimile, newspaper and periodical articles and original programmes are reproduced ...

Lisa Margaret Peppercorn, 1996

Homage to Villa-Lobos and other compositions: music for solo ...

All of the selections in the book are performed by Charles Postlewate on the CD Homage to Villa-Lobos (MB98711CD). Two additional pieces appear on the recording with partial excerpts in the book. Text in English and Spanish.

Charles Postlewate, 2001

Representing the Good Neighbor: Music, Difference, and the ...

128. Stevenson, “Brazilian Report ofVilla—Lobos's First Los Angeles Visit,” 9. In his 1956 bookA Volta do Gato Préto, Verissirno paints an extremely unflattering picture of Villa—Lobos's behavior during this visit. Taking into account Verissimo's ...

Carol A. Hess, 2013