Scott Jackson Wiley
Music Director

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

Bachianas Brasilieras No. 1

Heitor Villa-Lobos was a prominent Brazilian composer whose works combine elements of European classical style with rhythms and melodies of Brazilian folk music.

Villa -Lobos was mostly self-taught. His most famous works are the nine suites, known as Bbachianas Brasileiras (1930-45). They are varied in their instrumentation, and blend the contrapuntal style of J.S. Bach with the powerful rhythms and melodic styles of the folk music of northeastern Brazil.

Notes by Beth Fisher