Étude No. 8 (Villa-Lobos)

Étude No. 8
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
KeyC-sharp minor
CatalogueW235
Composed1928 (1928): Paris
DedicationAndrés Segovia
Published1953 (1953): Paris
PublisherMax Eschig
Recorded27 June 1949 (1949-06-27) Andrés Segovia (issued on Villa-Lobos: Two Studies [Nos. 1 and 8]. 1 disc, 78rpm, 12 inch, monaural. Columbia L.X. 1229 (matrix nos. CAX 10567; CAX 10570). England: Columbia Records.
Duration3 mins.
Scoring
  • guitar
Premiere
Date5 March 1947 (1947-03-05):
LocationWellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
PerformersAndrés Segovia, guitar

Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 8, 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 7) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[1]

Structure

The piece is in C-sharp minor and is marked Modéré.[2]

Analysis

Étude No. 8 is a study in arpeggios and slurs. The main melody is introduced first in the bass, under the arpeggios, then is passed to the higher strings, and back and forth.[2]

References

  1. ^ Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, p. 152.
  2. ^ a b Santos 1985, p. 25.

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).