Symphony No. 9 (Villa-Lobos)

Symphony No. 9
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
CatalogueW510
Composed1952 (1952): Rio de Janeiro
DedicationMindinha
Published1952 (1952): Paris
PublisherMax Eschig
RecordedJanuary 1954 (1954-01)
Movements4
Premiere
PerformersPhiladelphia Orchestra

Symphony No. 9 is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952. A performance lasts about twenty minutes.

History

Villa-Lobos composed his Ninth Symphony in Rio de Janeiro in 1952. It was first performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The score is dedicated to Mindinha (Arminda Neves d'Almeida), the composer's companion for the last 23 years of his life.[1]

Instrumentation

The symphony is scored for an orchestra consisting of piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, coconut hulls, bass drum, xylophone, vibraphone, celesta, harp, and strings.

Analysis

The symphony has four movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio
  3. Scherzo (Vivace)
  4. Allegro (giusto)

References

  1. ^ Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, p. 46.

Cited sources

  • Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.

Further reading

  • 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.
  • Enyart, John William. 1984. "The Symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos". PhD diss. Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati.
  • Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991. Villa-Lobos: The Music: An Analysis of His Style, translated by Stefan de Haan. London: Kahn & Averill; White Plains, New York: Pro/Am Music Resources Inc. ISBN 1-871082-15-3 (Kahn & Averill); ISBN 0-912483-36-9.
  • Salles, Paulo de Tarso. 2009. Villa-Lobos: processos composicionais. Campinas, SP: Editora da Unicamp. ISBN 978-85-268-0853-9.