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  • Choros No. 1 (1920)
  • Suite Populaire Bresilienne (1908-1912)
  • Douze Etudes (1929)
  • Cinq Preludes (1940)

Collected Works For Solo Guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). For Guitar. Editions Durand. 20th Century. Difficulty: medium. Guitar solo book. Standard guitar notation (no tablature), introductory text and performance notes. 95 pages. Editions Durand #ME0933300. Published by Editions Durand (HL.50560932).

ISBN 145842376X. With standard guitar notation (no tablature), introductory text and performance notes. 20th Century. 9x12 inches.

Introduction by Frederick Noade. The music in this collection has probably been more studied, performed and recorded than any other guitar compositions of the twentieth century. This collection gathers Villa-Lobos' most famous works in their original forms and complete with Andrés Segovia's original introduction to the Twelve Etudes. Includes: Choros No. 1 • Suite Populaire Brésilienne • Douze Études • Cinq Préludes.

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Location: from New Delhi, India

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

April 23, 2012

Villa Lobos - Solo Guitar

An excellent book providing some great musical pieces by non other than Villa Lobos. I would highly recommend. I think it would be a great experience playing these compositions.

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Location: from Pacific, WA

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September 26, 2008

A real gem!

I am a classical guitarist of more than thirty years. A collection of Lobos is not an easy thing to find and this collection is packed with timely pieces that have been recorded in albums time and time again. They are not for the weak or beginning players. This is...

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March 6, 2008

The Villa-Lobos book

If you can afford only 1 and love Villa-Lobos, this is the compilation to get. [see the contents.] Not cheap but has all the best Villa-Lobos pieces.

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Location: from Westerville, Ohio

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

February 8, 2008

Wonderful Collection

This is a great collection of modern classical guitar music. Some pieces are very challenging. Some a relatively simple. They have a beautiful sense of harmony and musicality. Plenty of great technical work.

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Location: from Belgium

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January 28, 2008

Villa Lobos

Basic in every guitarist's library, great music, nice etudes... is Villa Lobos

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