Villa-Lobos

[vee-lah-loh-baws, -bohs, vil-uh-, vee-lyah-law-boosh, -boos]

noun

1. Heitor 1881–1959, Brazilian composer.

Villa-Lobos

/ ˈvilaˈlobus, ˈviːlɑːˈləʊbɒs, ˈvɪlə- /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.”

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

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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.

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

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