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Villa-Lobos: The Little Train of the Caipira, Behind the Score (Episode 16) (Patreon)

Published:
2022-03-29 22:51:24
Imported:
2023-06

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For episode 16, we're going south of the equator to take a look at a gem of a short orchestral work from Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It has a great deal of character and is a great example of using orchestrational voicings to achieve a desired sound effect.

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Dan Noyes

I love the exposure to new pieces - Thank you so much for this.

David Marshall

Great stuff - I especially enjoyed your discussion of low-register dissonance and Maj add6 chords.

Thom P

What a fascinating little piece. I love when a piece is composed to play like something other than just music; like the Paganini Caprices (I think) that sound like like forest and bird song. You can close your eyes and listen to this piece and you are transported to a train - great fun!

Peter Tutak

Thanks for this episode, Doug. Ever since I came across this composer years ago in school, I would marvel at his orchestration. It's every bit as evocative as Debussy and Respighi. You can hear the pistons and engine, the whistle, the steam gathering pressure and being let out at the end. It's all just remarkable and utterly beautiful. A question for you, though: HV-L uses the term 'Toccata' for this movement. Is that because of the exposed and somewhat virtuostic playing in the percussion section ? Thanks for bringing some illumination to this work, especially with regard to all the close voicings and dissonance that creates the character and indeed, magic, inside this piece..

Michel Paré

I love rodrigo to…

Michel Paré

very interesting music and comment thanks doug

John Gamesby

JOAN BAEZ ~ Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 Aria Definitely worth a listen Doug. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfTtUxyjOaE

Marcela Hofman-Mourao

This was beautiful... back in the days in which Brazil actually had proper trains. I love Villa-Lobos. And yes, caipira is not derogatory per se, though people can use it that way depending on the context and tone of voice. But I think it's a beautiful word and you have to think of our lovely caipirinha drink :)