List of compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos


This is a list of compositions by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is still incomplete, and needs expansion. You can help..

''Chôros''

The Chôros are listed and described in,,,, and.

''Bachianas Brasileiras''

The Bachianas Brasileiras are listed and described in,,,, and.
  • No. 1 for at least 8 cellos
  • No. 2 for orchestra
  • No. 3 for piano and orchestra
  • No. 4 for piano ; orchestrated in 1941
  • No. 5 for voice and at least 8 cellos
  • No. 6 for flute and bassoon
  • No. 7 for orchestra
  • No. 8 for orchestra
  • No. 9 for chorus or string orchestra

Concertos

The concertos are listed and described in,,,, and.

Symphonies

The symphonies are listed and described in,,,, and.

Other orchestral works (including ballet scores)

The other orchestral works are listed and described in,,,, and.
  • Tédio de Alvorada, symphonic poem, reworked as Uirapuru
  • Naufrágio de Kleônicos, symphonic poem
  • Danças Africanas
  • Sinfonietta No. 1
  • Iára
  • Amazonas, ballet & symphonic poem
  • Uirapuru, ballet and symphonic poem
  • Dança Frenética
  • Dança dos Mosquitos
  • Francette et Piá
  • Rudepoêma
  • O Papagaio do moleque, the Kite of the Guttersnipe, a symphonic episode
  • Caixinha de Boas Festas, symphonic poem & ballet
  • Evolução dos Aeroplanos
  • Dança da Terra, ballet
  • Mandu-Çarará, secular cantata / children's ballet for mixed choir, children's choir & orchestra
  • Suíte Saudade da Juventude No. 1
  • Madona, symphonic poem
  • Sinfonietta No. 2
  • Erosão, symphonic poem
  • Rudá, symphonic poem & ballet
  • Ouverture de L'Homme Tel
  • Alvorada na Floresta Tropical, ouverture
  • Odisseia de uma raça, symphonic poem
  • Gênesis, symphonic poem & ballet
  • Emperor Jones, a ballet
  • Fantasia em Três Movimentos for wind band
  • Suite No. 1 for chamber orchestra
  • Suite No. 2 for chamber orchestra

Chamber music

The chamber music is listed and described in,,,, and.
  • Sonate-fantaisie No. 1 for violin and piano, Desesperança
  • Sonate-fantaisie No. 2 for violin and piano
  • Sonata for violin and piano No. 3
  • Sonata for violin and piano No. 4
  • Trio for piano and strings No. 1
  • Trio for piano and strings No. 2
  • Trio for piano and strings No. 3
  • Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, celesta and guitar
  • Sexteto místico, for flute, oboe, saxophone, harp, celesta and guitar
  • Quarteto simbólico, for flute, alto saxophone, harp, celesta and female voices
  • Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon
  • Nonetto, Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil
  • Quinteto em forma de choros for flute, oboe, clarinet, English horn or horn and bassoon
  • Quatuor, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
  • Distribuição de Flores for flute and guitar
  • Trio for violin, viola and cello
  • Divagacão for cello, piano and bass drum
  • Duo for violin and viola
  • Assobio a Jato for flute and cello
  • Fantaisie concertante for piano, clarinet and bassoon
  • Duo for oboe and bassoon
  • Quinteto Instrumental for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp
  • Fantasia Concertante for 16 or 32 cellos
  • Chôros Nos. 2,3,4,7 and Bachianas Brasileiras Nos. 1 and 6 are also chamber works

String quartets

The string quartets are listed and described in,,,, and. Information on the two versions of Quartet No. 1 is in.

Sacred and other choral works

  • Missa São Sebastião, for three voices
  • Ave Maria
  • *for five voices
  • *for six voices
  • Pater Noster, for four voices
  • Panis Angelicus, for four voices
  • Sub Tuum Praesidium, for four voices
  • Praesepe, for four voices
  • Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile, for four voices
  • Magnificat-Alleluia, for mezzo soprano, chorus and orchestra
  • Bendita Sabedoria, for six voices

Songs (with piano)

  • Miniaturas, six songs for voice and piano
  • * Chromo No.2
  • * Viola
  • * Chromo No.3
  • * Sonho
  • * Japonezas
  • * Sino de Aldeia
  • Ave Maria
  • Padre Nosso
  • Il Bove
  • A Cascavel
  • Amor y perfidia
  • Sertão No Estio
  • Tres Historietas
  • *1. Lune D'octobre
  • *2. O Novelozinho De Linha
  • *3. Solidão
  • Epigramas irônicos e sentimentais, eight songs
  • * Eis a vida!
  • * Inutil epigrama
  • * Sonho de uma noite de verão
  • * Epigrama
  • * Perversidade
  • * Pudor
  • * Imagem
  • * Verdade
  • Serestas, fourteen songs
  • * Pobre cega
  • * Anjo da guarda
  • * Canção da folha morta
  • * Saudades da minha vida
  • * Modinha
  • * Na paz do outono
  • * Cantiga do viúvo
  • * Canção do carreiro ou Canção de um crepúsculo caricioso
  • * Abril
  • * Desejo
  • * Redondilha
  • * Realejo
  • * Vôo
  • * Serenata
  • Coleção Brasileira, two songs
  • *Tempos Atras
  • *Tristeza
  • Canções Indigenas, three songs
  • *Canide Ioune Sabath
  • *Teiru
  • *A Iara
  • Canções típicas brasileiras, thirteen songs
  • *Môkôcê cê-maká.... Canção para acalentar as criancinhas entre os Índios Paricis
  • *Nozani-ná. Canto dos indios Paricis da Serra do Norte,
  • *Papae Curumiassú
  • *Xangô. Canto fetiche de Makumba
  • *Estrella é lua nóva. Canto fetiche de Makumba
  • *Vióla quebrada. Modinha de M. de A.
  • *Adeus Êma, Desafio. Théma populaire du Nord de Minas Geraes
  • *Pállida Madona. Modinha antiga
  • *Tu passaste por este jardim... Modinha carioca, Thema de Alfredo Dutra
  • *Cabocla de Caxangá
  • *Pássaro fugitivo
  • *Itabaiana
  • *Onde o nosso amor nasceu
  • As Filhas de Maria
  • Modinhas e canções, song cycle for voice and piano
  • *Album 1, seven songs
  • **Canção do marinheiro
  • **Lundú da Marqueza de Santos
  • **Cantilena
  • **A gatinha parda
  • **Remeiro de São Francisco
  • **Nhapopê
  • **Evocação
  • *Album 2, six songs
  • **Pobre peregrino
  • **Vida formosa
  • **Nésta rua
  • **Manda tiro, tiro lá
  • **João Cambuête
  • **Na corda da viola
  • Duas Paisagens, two songs
  • *Manhã Na Praia
  • *Tarde Na Glória
  • Bonsoir Paris!
  • Canção do Poeta do Século XVIII
  • Canção De Cristal
  • Samba Clássico
  • Jardim Fanado
  • ''Sete Vezes''

Songs (with orchestra)

  • Serestas
  • Modinhas e canções, song cycle for voice and orchestra
  • *Album 1, seven songs
  • *Album 2, six songs
  • ''Sete Vezes''

Operas

The operas are listed and described in,,,, and.
  • Aglaia, incorporated into Izaht
  • Elisa, incorporated into Izaht
  • Comédia lírica em 3 atos
  • Izaht
  • Jesus
  • Malazarte
  • Magdalena, light opera
  • Yerma
  • A Menina das Nuvens, light opera

Ballets

  • see: other orchestral works

Music for films

The film music is listed and described in,,,, and.

Works for guitar solo

The guitar music is listed and described in,,,, and. Information on the newly discovered 1928 Valsa-chôro from https://web.archive.org/web/20070218094019/http://durand-salabert-eschig.com/actualite.html,.
  • Panqueca
  • Mazurka em ré maior
  • Valsa brilhante originally titled Valsa concerto No. 2
  • Fantasia
  • Canção brasileira
  • Quadrilha
  • Tarantela
  • Simples, Mazurka
  • Dobrados
  • Chôro No. 1, "Chôro típico"
  • Suíte popular brasileira
  1. Mazurka-Choro
  2. Schottish-Choro
  3. Valsa-Choro
  4. Gavotta-Choro
  5. Chorinho
  • Valsa-chôro rejected original from the Suíte popular, replaced with a new "Valsa-chôro" in the revision of 1947–48
  • Douze études
  1. Etude No. 1 in E minor: Allegro non troppo
  2. Etude No. 2 in A major: Allegro
  3. Etude No. 3 in D major: Allegro moderato
  4. Etude No. 4 in G major: Un peu modéré—Grandioso
  5. Etude No. 5 in C major: Andantino—Poco meno
  6. Etude No. 6 in E minor: Poco Allegro
  7. Etude No. 7 in E major: Tres animé—Moins
  8. Etude No. 8 in C-sharp minor: Modéré
  9. Etude No. 9 in F-sharp minor: Tres peu animé
  10. Etude No. 10 in B minor: Tres animé—Un peu animé—Vif
  11. Etude No. 11 in E minor: Lent—Poco meno—Animé
  12. Etude No. 12 in A minor: Animé—Più mosso—a tempo primo—Un peu plus animé
  • Valsa sentimental
  • Five Preludes
  1. Prelude No. 1 in E minor : Andantino espressivo Più mosso
  2. Prelude No. 2 in E major : Andantino—Più mosso
  3. Prelude No. 3 in A minor : Andante—Molto adagio e dolorido
  4. Prelude No. 4 in E minor : Lento—Animato—Moderato
  5. Prelude No. 5 in D major : Poco animato—Meno—Più mosso
  6. Prelude No. 6

Music for piano solo

The piano music is listed and described in,,,, and.
  • Celestial, waltz
  • Tristorosa, waltz
  • Ibericarabe
  • Ondulando
  • Danças Características Africanas
  • Suíte Floral
  • Histórias da Carochinha
  • A Lenda do Caboclo
  • Carnaval das crianças
  • A Prole do Bebê, first series
  • *Branquinha – Little White Doll
  • *Moreninha – Little Brunette Doll
  • *Caboclinha – Little Mestiza Doll
  • *Mulatinha – Little Mulatta Doll
  • *Negrinha – Little Black Doll
  • *A Pobrezinha – The Poor Little Doll
  • *O Polichinelo – The Punch
  • *A Bruxa – The Witch
  • A Prole do Bebê, second series
  • *A Baratinha de Papel
  • *O Gatinho 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 Lobinho de Vidro
  • A Prole do Bebê, third series now lost
  • A Fiandeira
  • Rudepoêma
  • Simples coletânea, W134
  • Sul America
  • Cirandinhas
  • *Zangou-se o Cravo com a Rosa
  • *Adeus, Bela Morena
  • *Vamos, Maninha
  • *Olha Aquela Menina
  • *Senhora Pastora
  • *Cai, Cai, Balão
  • *Todo Mundo Passa
  • *Vamos Ver a Mulatinha
  • *Carneirinho, Carneirão
  • *A Canoa Virou
  • *Nesta Rua tem um Bosque
  • *Lindos Olhos Que Ela Tem
  • Cirandas
  • *Terezinha de Jesus
  • *A Condessa –
  • *Senhora Dona Sancha
  • *O Cravo Brigou com a Rosa –
  • *Pobre Cega –
  • *Passa, Passa Gavião –
  • *Xô, Xô, Passarinho –
  • *Vamos Atrás de Serra, Calunga – Let's Go to the Mountain, Calunga
  • *Fui no Tororó – I went to Tororó
  • *O Pintor de Cannahy – The Painter of Canai
  • *Nesta Rua, Nesta Rua – In This Street
  • *Olha o Passarinho, Dominé – Look at the Little Bird, Dominé
  • *À Procura de uma Agulha – Looking for a Needle
  • *A Canoa Virou – The Canoe Capsized
  • *Que Lindos Olhos! – What Beautiful Eyes!
  • *Có, Có, Có – Cheep, Cheep, Cheep
  • Saudades das selvas brasileiras
  • Bachianas brasileiras No. 4
  • *Preludio – – Prelude –
  • *Coral – – Chorale –
  • *Aria – – Aria –
  • *Dansa – – Dance –
  • Caixinha de Música Quebrada – Little Broken Music Box
  • Francette et Pià
  • Valsa da dor
  • Guia Prático
  • Ciclo brasileiro
  • *Plantio do Caboclo – Native Planting Song
  • *Impressões Seresteiras – Minstrel Impressions
  • *Festa no Sertão – Jungle Festival
  • *Dança do Índio Branco – Dance of the White Indian
  • As Três Marias
  • New York Sky-Line Melody
  • Poema Singelo
  • Homenagem a Chopin
  • *Nocturne
  • *Ballade