A prole do bebe

A prole do bebê—spelled A próle do bébé in the scores, which were published before the 1943 orthography reform—(The Baby's Family) is a collection of character pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos for piano. It was composed in three volumes. The volume known as Series 1 was composed in 1918, and Series 2 in 1921. The Third Series was composed in 1916, but it was not published and the manuscript has been lost.[1] According to another source, although the unpublished manuscript has not been located, Series 3 was composed in 1926 and, like Series 2, is dedicated to Aline van Barentzen, whereas Series 1 is dedicated to the composer's wife, Lucilia Villa-Lobos.[2] According to yet another, contemporary source, the third series was "en préparation" as of 1929 and would be titled Sportsman.[3]

Book 1 (As Bonecas/The Dolls)

  • Branquinha (A boneca de louça)/Little Light-skinned Girl (The Porcelain Doll)
  • Moreninha (A boneca de massa)/Little Dark-skinned Girl (The Papier-mâché Doll)
  • Caboclinha (A boneca de barro)/Little Mestizo Girl (The Clay Doll)
  • Mulatinha (A boneca de borracha)/Little Mulatto Girl (The Rubber Doll)
  • Negrinha (A boneca de pau)/Little Black Girl (The Wooden Doll)
  • A pobrezinha (A boneca de trapo)/The Little Poor Girl (The Rag Doll)
  • O polichinelo/Punch
  • A bruxa (A boneca de pano)/Witch (The Cloth Doll)

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Book 2 (Os Bichinhos/The Little Animals)

  • A baratinha de papel (The Little Paper Bug)
  • A gatinha de papelão (The Little Cardboard Cat)
  • O camundongo de massa (The Little Toy Mouse)
  • O cachorrinho de borracha (The Little Rubber Dog)
  • O cavalinho de pau (The Little Wooden Horse)
  • O boizinho de chumbo (The Little Lead Ox)
  • O passarinho de pano (The Little Cloth Bird)
  • O ursinho de algodão (The Little Cotton Bear)
  • O lobozinho de vidro (The Little Glass Wolf)

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Book 3 (Esportes/Sports)

  • Gude (Marbles)
  • Diabolô (Diabolo)
  • Bilboquê (Ball in a Cup)
  • Peteca (Shuttlecock)
  • Pião (Top)
  • Futebol (Football)
  • Jogo de bolas (Ball Game)
  • Soldado de chumbo (Lead Soldier)
  • Capoeiragem (Capoeira)

References

  1. ^ James Melo. "VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (Rubinsky) - A Prole do Bebe, No. 1 / Cirandas". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ^ Villa-Lobos, sua obra Archived 2016-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Version 1.0. (MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos, 2009), pp. 144–45. Based on the third edition, 1989.
  3. ^ Suzanne Demarquez, "Villa-Lobos", Revue Musicale 10, no. 10 (November 1929): 1–22 (citation on p. 10).
  4. ^ "A prole do bebê No.1, W140". IMSLP. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. ^ "A prole do bebê No.2, W180". IMSLP. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

Further reading

  • Appleby, David P. 2002. Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Life (1887–1959). Lanham, MD, and London: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4149-5.
  • Béhague, Gerard. 1994. Villa-Lobos: The Search for Brazil's Musical Soul. Austin: Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1994. ISBN 0-292-70823-8.
  • Demarquez, Suzanne. 1929. "Villa-Lobos". Revue Musicale 10, no. 10 (November): 1–22.
  • Negwer, Manuel. 2008. Villa-Lobos: Der Aufbruch der brasilianischen Musik. Mainz: Schott Music. ISBN 3-7957-0168-6. Portuguese version as Villa Lobos e o florescimento da música brasileira. São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2009. ISBN 978-85-61635-40-4.
  • Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991. Villa-Lobos: The Music: An Analysis of His Style, translated by Stefan de Haan. London: Kahn & Averill; White Plains, NY: Pro/Am Music Resources Inc. ISBN 1-871082-15-3 (Kahn & Averill); ISBN 0-912483-36-9 (Pro/Am).
  • Wright, Simon. 1992. Villa-Lobos. Oxford Studies of Composers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315476-5 (cloth); ISBN 0-19-315475-7 (pbk).