A prole do bebe
A prole do bebê—spelled A próle do bébé in the scores, which were published before the 1943 orthography reform— is a collection of character pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos for piano. It was composed in three volumes. The volume known as Series 1 was composed in 1918, and Series 2 in 1921. The Third Series was composed in 1916, but it was not published and the manuscript has been lost. According to another source, although the unpublished manuscript has not been located, Series 3 was composed in 1926 and, like Series 2, is dedicated to Aline van Barentzen, whereas Series 1 is dedicated to the composer's wife, Lucilia Villa-Lobos. According to yet another, contemporary source, the third series was "en préparation" as of 1929 and would be titled Sportsman.
Book 1 (As Bonecas/The Dolls)
- Branquinha /Little Light-skinned Girl
- Moreninha /Little Dark-skinned Girl
- Caboclinha /Little Mestizo Girl
- Mulatinha /Little Mulatto Girl
- Negrinha /Little Black Girl
- A pobrezinha /The Little Poor Girl
- O polichinelo/Punch
- A bruxa /Witch
Book 2 (Os Bichinhos/The Little Animals)
- A baratinha de papel
- A gatinha de papelão
- O camundongo de massa
- O cachorrinho de borracha
- O cavalinho de pau
- O boizinho de chumbo
- O passarinho de pano
- O ursinho de algodão
- O lobozinho de vidro
Book 3 (Esportes/Sports)
- Gude
- Diabolô
- Bilboquê
- Peteca
- Pião
- Futebol
- Jogo de bolas
- Soldado de chumbo
- Capoeiragem