This is a list of compositions by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is still incomplete, and needs expansion. You can help. (More nearly complete lists of compositions may be found in the References or External Links listed below).

Chôros [edit]

The Chôros are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Introduction to the Chôros, for guitar & orchestra (1929)
• Chôro No. 1 for guitar (1920)
• Chôro No. 2 for flute and clarinet (1924)
• Chôro No. 3 "Pica-páo" (Woodpecker) for clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, 3 horns, and trombone, or for male chorus, or for both together (1925)
• Chôro No. 4 for 3 horns and trombone (1926)
• Chôro No. 5 for piano (1925) "Alma brasileira" (Brazilian Soul)
• Chôro No. 6 for orchestra (1926)
• Chôro No. 7 "Settimino" ("Septet") for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, and cello, with tam-tam ad lib. (1924)
• Chôro No. 8 for orchestra with 2 pianos (1925)
• Chôro No. 9 for orchestra (1929)
• Chôro No. 10 for chorus and orchestra (1926) "Rasga o coração" ("It Tears Out the Heart")
• Chôro No. 11 for piano and orchestra (1928)
• Chôro No. 12 for orchestra (1929)
• Chôro No. 13 for 2 orchestras and band (1929) now lost
• Chôro No. 14 for orchestra, band and chorus (1928) now lost
• Chôros Bis, for violin & cello (1928)
• Quinteto em forma de chôros for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet and bassoon (1929); arr. flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (1951)

Bachianas Brasileiras [edit]

The Bachianas Brasileiras are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• No. 1 for at least 8 cellos (1930–38)
• No. 2 for orchestra (1930)
• No. 3 for piano and orchestra (1938)
• No. 4 for piano (1930–41); orchestrated in 1941
• No. 5 for voice and at least 8 cellos (1938–45)
• No. 6 for flute and bassoon (1938)
• No. 7 for orchestra (1942)
• No. 8 for orchestra (1944)
• No. 9 for chorus or string orchestra (1945)

Concertos [edit]

The concertos are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Suite for Piano and Orchestra (1913)
• Cello Concerto no. 1 (1915)
• Momoprecoce, fantasy for piano and orchestra (1921)
• Fantasia de movimentos mistos for violin & orchestra (1921)
• O Martírio dos Insetos for violin and orchestra (1925)
• Ciranda das sete notas for basson & string orchestra (1933)
• Piano Concerto no. 1 (1945)
• Piano Concerto no. 2 (1948)
• Fantasia for soprano saxophone, three horns & strings (1948)
• Guitar Concerto Fantasia Concertante (1951) for Segovia
• Piano Concerto no. 3 (1952–57)
• Piano Concerto no. 4 (1952)
• Harp Concerto (1953) for Zabaleta
• Cello Concerto no. 2 (1953)
• Piano Concerto no. 5 (1954)
• Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra
• Harmonica Concerto (1955) for John Sebastian Snr.
• Concerto Grosso for wind quartet & wind ensemble (1959)
• Choro No. 11 and Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 are also concertante pieces for piano and orchestra

Symphonies [edit]

The symphonies are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• No. 1 O Imprevisto ("The Unforeseen") (1916)
• No. 2 Ascensão ("The Ascension") (1917)
• No. 3 A Guerra ("The War") (1919)
• No. 4 A Vitória ("The Victory") (1919)
• No. 5 A Paz ("The Peace") (1920) now lost
• No. 6 Montanhas do Brasil ("The Mountains of Brasil") (1944)
• No. 7 (1945)
• No. 8 (1950)
• No. 9 (1951)
• No. 10 "Ameríndia" ("Sumé Pater Patrium") (1952)
• No. 11 (1955)
• No. 12 (1957)

Other orchestral works (including ballet scores) [edit]

The other orchestral works are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Tédio de Alvorada, symphonic poem (1916)
• Naufrágio de Kleônicos, symphonic poem (1916)
• Danças Africanas (1916)
• Sinfonietta no. 1 (1916)
• Iara (1917)
• Amazonas, ballet & symphonic poem (1917)
• Uirapuru, ballet (1917)
• Dança Frenética (1918)
• Dança dos Mosquitos (1922)
• Francette et Piá (1928, orch. 1958)
• Rudepoema (1926, orch. 1932)
• O Papagaio do moleque, the Kite of the Guttersnipe, a symphonic episode (1932)
• Caixinha de Boas Festas, symphonic poem & ballet (1932)
• Evolução dos Aeroplanos (1932)
• Dança da Terra, ballet (1939)
• Mandu-Carará, Profane Cantata / Children's Ballet for mixed choir, children's choir & orchestra (1940)
• Suíte Saudade da Juventude nr. 1 (1940)
• Madona, symphonic poem (1945)
• Sinfonietta no. 2 (1947)
• Erosão (Erosion), symphonic poem (1950)
• Rudá, symphonic poem & ballet (1951)
• 'Ouverture de L'Homme Tel (1952)
• Alvorada na Floresta Tropical, ouverture (1953)
• Odisseia de uma raça, symphonic poem (1953)
• Gênesis, symphonic poem & ballet (1954)
• Emperor Jones, a ballet (1956)
• Fantasia em Três Movimentos (in the form of a choros) for wind band (1958)
• Suite no. 1 for chamber orchestra (1959)
• Suite no. 2 for chamber orchestra (1959)

Chamber music [edit]

The chamber music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. (Information on the two Sextetos místicos Peppercorn 1991, 38–39)

• Sonate-fantaisie no. 1 for violin and piano, Desesperança ("Despair") (1913)
• Sonate-fantaisie no. 2 for violin and piano (1914)
• Sonata for violin and piano no. 3 (1920)
• Sonata for violin and piano no.4 (1923)
• Trio for piano and strings no. 1 (1911)
• Trio for piano and strings no. 2 (1915)
• Trio for piano and strings no. 3 (1918)
• Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, celesta and guitar (1917, unfinished or lost)
• Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, celesta and guitar (ca. 1955, replacement)
• Quarteto simbólico (Impressões da vida mundana), for flute, alt saxophone, harp, celesta and female voices (1921)
• Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon (1921)
• Nonetto, Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil ("A Brief Impression of the Whole of Brazil") (1923)
• Quinteto em forma de choros for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn or horn and bassoon (1928)
• Quatuor, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1928)
• Assobio a Jato ("The Jet Whistle") for flute and cello (1930)
• Distribuição de Flores for flute and guitar (1937)
• Trio for violin, viola and cello (1945)
• Divagacão for cello, piano and bass drum (adlib.) (1946)
• Duo for violin and viola (1946)
• Fantaisie concertante for piano, clarinet and bassoon (1953)
• Duo for oboe and bassoon (1957)
• Quinteto Instrumental for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (1957)
• Fantasia Concertante for 16 or 32 cellos (1958)
• Chôros Nos. 2,3,4,7 and Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1 and 6 are also chamber works

String quartets [edit]

The string quartets are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. Information on the two versions of Quartet No. 1 is in Peppercorn 1991, 32.

• Suíte graciosa (5 March 1915)
  • Andante
  • Allegretto
  • Grega Cançonette
• String Quartet No. 1, revised from the Suíte graciosa (1946)
  • Cantilena
  • Brincadeira
  • Canto lírico
  • Cançoneta
  • Melancolia
  • Saltando como um Saci
• String Quartet No. 2 (1915)
• String Quartet No. 3 (1917)
• String Quartet No. 4 (1917)
• String Quartet No. 5 (1931)
• String Quartet No. 6 (1938)
• String Quartet No. 7 (1942)
• String Quartet No. 8 (1944)
• String Quartet No. 9 (1945)
• String Quartet No. 10 (1946)
• String Quartet No. 11 (1948)
• String Quartet No. 12 (1950)
• String Quartet No. 13 (1951)
• String Quartet No. 14 (1953)
• String Quartet No. 15 (1954)
• String Quartet No. 16 (1955)
• String Quartet No. 17 (1957)
• Villa Lobos left sketches for an 18th String Quartet.

Operas [edit]

The operas are listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Aglaia (1909) incorporated into Izaht
• Elisa (1910)
• Comédia lírica em 3 atos (1911)
• Izaht (1914)
• Jesus (1918)
• Malazarte (1921)
• Magdalena, light opera (1947)
• Yerma (1955)
• A Menina nas nuvens (Daughter of the Clouds), light opera (1957–58)

Ballets [edit]

• see: other orchestral works

Music for films [edit]

The film music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Descobrimento do Brasil ("The discovery of Brazil") (1938)
• Green Mansions (1959) (adapted as the concert work Floresta do Amazonas ["Forest of the Amazon"])

Works for guitar solo [edit]

The guitar music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992. Information on the newly discovered 1928 Valsa-chôro from http://www.durand-salabert-eschig.com/actualite.html, accessed 4 December 2006

• Panqueca (1900)
• Mazurka em ré maior (1901)
• Valsa brilhante (1904) originally titled Valsa concerto no. 2
• Fantasia (1909)
• Canção brasileira (1910)
• Quadrilha (1910)
• Tarantela (1910)
• Simples, Mazurka (1910)
• Dobrados (1909–1912)
• Chôro no. 1, "Chôro típico" (1920)
• Suíte popular brasileira (1928, rev. 1947–48)

1. Mazurka-Choro
2. Schottish-Choro
3. Valsa-Choro
4. Gavotta-Choro
5. Chorinho

• Valsa-chôro (ca. 1928) rejected original from the Suíte popular, replaced with a new "Valsa-chôro" in the revision of 1947–48
• Douze études (1929; rev. 1948/53)

1. Etude No. 1 in E minor: Allegro non troppo
2. Etude No. 2 in A major: Allegro
3. Etude No. 3 in D major: Allegro moderato
4. Etude No. 4 in G major: Un peu modéré—Grandioso
5. Etude No. 5 in C major: Andantino—Poco meno
6. Etude No. 6 in E minor: Poco Allegro
7. Etude No. 7 in E major: Tres animé—Moins
8. Etude No. 8 in C sharp minor: Modéré
9. Etude No. 9 in F sharp minor: Tres peu animé
10. Etude No. 10 in B minor: Tres animé—Un peu animé—Vif
11. Etude No. 11 in E minor: Lent—Poco meno—Animé
12. Etude No. 12 in A minor: Animé—Più mosso—a tempo primo—Un peu plus animé

• Valsa sentimental (1936)
• Five Preludes (1940)

1. Prelude No. 1 in E minor: Andantino espressivo Più mosso
2. Prelude No. 2 in E major: Andantino—Più mosso
3. Prelude No. 3 in A minor: Andante—Molto adagio e dolorido
4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor: Lento—Animato—Moderato
5. Prelude No. 5 in D major: Poco animato—Meno—Più mosso
6. Prelude No. 6 (Lost)

Music for piano solo [edit]

The piano music is listed and described in Villa-Lobos, sua obra 1974, Appleby 1988, Peppercorn 1991a, Tarasti 1995, and Wright 1992.

• Celestial, waltz (1904)
• Ibericarabe (1914)
• Ondulando (1914)
• Danças características Africanas (1915)
• Suíte floral (1918)
• Histórias da carochinha (1919)
• A Lenda do Caboclo (1920)
• Carnaval das crianças (1920)
• A Prole do Bebê, first series (1920)
  • Branquinha (A Boneca de Louça) - Little White Doll (The Porcelain Doll)
  • Moreninha (A Boneca de Massa) - Little Brunette Doll (The Paste Doll)
  • Caboclinha (A Boneca de Barro) - Little Mestiza Doll (The Clay Doll)
  • Mulatinha (A Boneca de Borracha) - Little Mulatta Doll (The Rubber Doll)
  • Negrinha (A Boneca de Pau) - Little Black Doll (The Wooden Doll)
  • A Pobrezinha (A Boneca de Trapo) - The Poor Little Doll (The Rag Doll)
  • O Polichinelo - The Punch
  • A Bruxa (A Boneca de Pano) - The Witch (The Cloth Doll)
• A Prole do Bebê, second series (1921)
  • A Baratinha de Papel (The Paper Little Cockroach)
  • O Gatinho de Papelão (The Box-Paper Kitten)
  • O Camundongo de Massa (The Paste Mouse)
  • O Cachorrinho de Borracha (The Rubber Puppy)
  • O Cavalinho de Pau (The Wooden Little Horse)
  • O Boizinho de Chumbo (The Lead Little Bull)
  • O Passarinho de Pano (The Cloth Little Bird)
  • O Ursinho de Algodão (The Cotton Little Bear)
  • O Lobinho de Vidro (The Glass Little Wolf)
• A Prole do Bebê, third series (1926) now lost
• A Fiandeira (1921)
• Rudepoêma (1921–26)
• Sul America (1925)
• Cirandinhas (1925)
  • Zangou-se o Cravo com a Rosa
  • Adeus, Bela Morena
  • Vamos, Maninha
  • Olha Aquela Menina
  • Senhora Pastora
  • Cai, Cai, Balão
  • Todo Mundo Passa
  • Vamos Ver a Mulatinha
  • Carneirinho, Carneirão
  • A Canoa Virou
  • Nesta Rua tem um Bosque
  • Lindos Olhos Que Ela Tem
• Cirandas (1926)
  • Terezinha de Jesus
  • A Condessa - (The Countess)
  • Senhora Dona Sancha
  • O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa - (The Carnation Fought The Rose)
  • Pobre Cega - (Poor Blind Woman)
  • Passa, Passa Gavião - (Go Away, Go Away, Hawk)
  • Xô, Xô, Passarinho - (Shoo, Shoo, Little Bird)
  • Vamos Atrás de Serra, Calunga - Let's Go to the Mountain, Calunga
  • Fui no Tororó - I went to Tororó
  • O Pintor de Cannahy - The Painter of Canai
  • Nesta Rua, Nesta Rua - In This Street
  • Olha o Passarinho, Dominé - Look at the Little Bird, Dominé
  • À Procura de uma Agulha - Looking for a Needle
  • A Canoa Virou - The Canoe Capsized
  • Que Lindos Olhos! - What Beautiful Eyes!
  • Có, Có, Có - Cheep, Cheep, Cheep
• Saudades das selvas brasileiras (1927)
• Bachianas brasileiras no. 4 (1930–41)
  • Preludio - (Introdução) - Prelude - (Introduction) (1941)
  • Coral - (Canto do Sertão) - Chorale - (Song of the Country) (1941)
  • Aria - (Cantiga) - Aria - (Song) (1935)
  • Dansa - (Miudinho) - Dance - (Miudinho) (1930)
• Caixinha de Música Quebrada (1931) - Little Broken Music Box
• Francette et Pià (1932)
• Valsa da dor (1932)
• Guia Prático (1932–49)
• Ciclo brasileiro (1936–37)
  • Plantio do Caboclo - Peasant's Sowing Song
  • Impressões Seresteiras - Impressions of a Serenade Musician
  • Festa no Sertão - Party in the Country
  • Dança do Índio Branco - Dance of the White Indian
• As Três Marias (1939)
• New York Sky-Line Melody (1939)
• Poema Singelo (1942)
• Homenagem a Chopin (1949)
  • Nocturne
  • A la Ballada

References [edit]

• Appleby, David P. 1988. Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Bio-Bibliography New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-25346-3
• Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991a. Villa-Lobos, the Music: An Analysis of His Style Translated by Stefan De Haan. London: Kahn & Averill; White Plains, NY: Pro/AM Music Resources. ISBN 1-871082-15-3
• Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991b. "Villa-Lobos ‘ben trovato’." Tempo: A Quarterly Review of Modern Music, no. 177 (June): 32–39.
• Tarasti, Eero. 1995. Heitor Villa-Lobos: The Life and Works. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0013-7
• Villa-Lobos, sua obra: Programa de Ação Cultural, 1972. 1974. Second edition. Rio de Janeiro: MEC,DAC, Museu Villa-Lobos.
• Wright, Simon. 1992. Villa-Lobos. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315475-7

External links [edit]

• Villa-Lobos worklist on IMSLP, a listing sortable by Appleby (W) numbers, titles, instrumentation, dates, etc.
• Villa-Lobos: Sua Obra (2009 edition)
• Catalog of Villa-Lobos works published by Max Eschig
• A database of Villa-Lobos works, listed by category
• Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Survey Of His Guitar Music 1996, by Orlando Fraga
• Estrura de Frase e Progressão Linear nos Prelúdios 1 e 2 para Violão de Villa-Lobos by Orlando Fraga
• Os 12 Estudos para Violão de H.Villa-Lobos Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 1993 pdf alt. by Krishna Salinas
• Fontes Manuscritas e Impressa dos 12 Estudos para Violão de Heitor Villa-Lobos (1997) by Eduardo Meirinhos
• Primary Sources And Editions Of Suite Popular Brasileira, Choros No. 1, And Five Preludes, By Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Comparative Survey Of Differences [1] (2003) by Eduardo Meirinhos
• Choro Nr.1 De Heitor Villa-Lobos - Uma Análise Gilberto André Borges
• A Study of Three Works of Villa-Lobos by Richard Kevin DeVinck