Étude No. 7 (Villa-Lobos)
Étude No. 7 | |
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Étude by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
![]() Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
Key | E major |
Catalogue | W235 |
Composed | 1928 Paris : |
Dedication | Andrés Segovia |
Published | 1953 Paris : |
Publisher | Max Eschig |
Recorded | 27 June 1952 | Andrés Segovia (issued on An Andrés Segovia Concert, 1 disc, 33⅓ rpm, 12 inch, monaural. Brunswick AXTL 1010. England: Brunswick Records; Decca (Gold Label Series) DL 9638, New York: Decca Records.
Duration | 2–4 mins. |
Movements | 1 |
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Premiere | |
Date | 5 March 1947 : |
Location | Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Performers | Andrés Segovia, guitar |
Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 7, one of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.
History[]
The first public performance of this étude (together with those of Études 1 and 8) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts..[1]
Structure[]
The piece is in E major and is marked Très animé.[2]
Analysis[]
Étude No. 7 is a study, first in rapid scales, then a section of arpeggios supporting a lyrical melody played entirely on the first string, and a return to the scales, creating a ternary (ABA) form.[3]
References[]
- ^ Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, p. 152.
- ^ Santos 1985, p. 27.
- ^ Santos 1985, pp. loc=27–28.
Cited sources[]
- Santos, Turibio. 1985. Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Guitar, translated by Victoria Ford and Graham Wade. Gurtnacloona, Bantry: Wise Owl Music.
- Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.
Further reading[]
- 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).
Categories:
- Compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Guitar études
- Compositions in E major