Bachianas Brasileiras

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Bachianas Brasileiras is a celebrated series of orchestral and chamber works by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that fuses Baroque techniques inspired by J.S. Bach with Brazilian folk and popular music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music work
musical composition series
orchestral suite
orchestral work cycle
string orchestra work
vocal chamber work
vocal movement
alsoScoredFor a cappella choir
basedOn piano pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos
composer Heitor Villa-Lobos NERFINISHED
compositionPeriodEnd 1945
compositionPeriodStart 1930
containsMovement Dança (Martelo) NERFINISHED
O Trenzinho do Caipira NERFINISHED
Ária (Cantilena) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Brazil
dedicatedTo the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach
genre classical music
hasPart Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 8 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED
language Portuguese
notableFor fusion of Baroque and Brazilian idioms
notablePart Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 NERFINISHED
partOf Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 NERFINISHED
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 NERFINISHED
scoredFor flute and bassoon
soprano and eight cellos
string orchestra
titleLanguage Portuguese
titleMeaning Brazilian Bachian pieces
usesMusicalStyle Baroque techniques
Brazilian folk music
Brazilian popular music
workCount 9

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Charlotte Church (album) containsTrack Bachianas Brasileiras
this entity surface form: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
Heitor Villa-Lobos notableWork Bachianas Brasileiras