The Melody Spin Song Encyclopedia

Classical guitar with strings. “Villa Lobos is such a great composer. Combining classical roots with his Brazillian influences, he creates pieces that retain a Bach like structure but features exotic harmonies. This Prelude is one of my all time personal favorites.” - Darren Curtis Skanson

Heitor Villa-Lobos born in Rio de Janeiro in 1887, has, by virtue of both his immense output and colorful and accessible musical language, become the most celebrated Brazilian composer of all time. His work not only richly typifies the diverse and kaleidoscopic Brazilian scene but also, in its abundance, originality, and vitality, provided the key which unlocked Brazilian art music once and for all from the shackles of European late-Romanticism.