The Baby’s Family by Heitor Villa-Lobos

April 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

In the first half of the 20th century, Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) composed a collection of 26 character pieces known as A próle do bébé – “The Baby’s Family”. Published over the course of three books, each “series” has its own unique storyline. These virtuosic pieces are not meant for children to play, however; […]

String Quartet Part 3: Mendelssohn Hensel to Villa-Lobos

October 3, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Explore string quartets by Mandelssohn Hensel, Smetana, Dvorak, Villa-Lobos, and more.

We’ve talked about the history of the string quartet and its origins with Haydn in the Classical era (click here for that post). Then we explored some string quartets from composers like Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich (that post can be found here). For the third part in this series, I want to introduce you to […]