Piano Music: "Prole Do Bebe" Vol. 1, "DanCas Caracteristicas Africanas" and Other Works

By Heitor Villa-Lobos and Villa Lobos

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is renowned for the unique originality of his music, based in large part on indigenous melodies and rhythms associated with Brazilian folk music. These native elements, as well as many other facets of his work, may be heard and studied in this rich selection of his finest piano music.
Thirty-three sparkling pieces include "Segunda Suite Infantil," "Dan as Caracteristicas Africanas," "Suite Floral, Prole do Beb ," "Simples Colet nea," "Hist rias da Carochinha," and "Carnaval das Crian as."
Pianists and all music lovers will delight in this evocative, sensuous, and vibrant music, reprinted here from authoritative editions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048629384X
• ISBN13: 9780486293844
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 11.9"