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Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known South American composer of all time. A prolific composer, he wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works, totaling over…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Brazil
Born
March 5th, 1887
Died
November 17th, 1959
Genres
Labels
Naxos
Columbia
Harmonia Mundi
Hyperion
EMI Classics
Last updated: February 25th, 2024·MusicBrainz

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