Villa-Lobos, Heitor
(1887–1959)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor * March 5, 1887 – † November 17, 1959Villa-Lobos, HeitorHeitor Villa-Lobos Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and musicologist, Heitor Villa-Lobos joined Brazilian folk songs to the classical tradition to forge a unique musical style, becoming the first Brazilian musician to attain international renown. Villa-Lobos remains known in his native land for the musical forms he invented, among them the Bachianas brasileiras, blending borrowings from Johann Sebastian Bach and…