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Villa-Lobos

American  
[vee-lah-loh-baws, -bohs, vil-uh-, vee-lyah-law-boosh, -boos] / ˈvi lɑˈloʊ bɔs, -boʊs, ˈvɪl ə-, ˈvi lyɑˈlɔ bʊʃ, -bʊs /

noun

  1. Heitor 1881–1959, Brazilian composer.


Villa-Lobos British  
/ ˈvilaˈlobus, ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs, ˈvɪlə- /

noun

  1. Heitor (ejˈtor). 1887–1959, Brazilian composer, much of whose work is based on Brazilian folk tunes

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In Villa-Lobos Park, you’ll find one of the most modern libraries in São Paulo.

From New York Times

But Tilson Thomas did playfully describe Messiaen’s sensory religiosity as “a kind of cocktail hour in heaven” and compared the Villa-Lobos’ “Chôros” to an old movie “with virgins and a volcano.”

From Los Angeles Times

Across the three CDs you can find witty, sparkling transcriptions of Villa-Lobos and Milhaud, and of Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky — and much else, too.

From New York Times

In October, she and the orchestra embark on a short run of dates in the United States, performing “Floresta Villa-Lobos” — a program of six composers interspersed with compositions by the Brazilian master Heitor Villa-Lobos.

From Washington Post

As part of the pre-festival programming, Ilumina, an ensemble of young South American musicians, performed works by Schubert, Bach, Villa-Lobos and others.

From New York Times