Guitar Concerto
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Guitar Concerto is a prominent 1951 work for guitar and orchestra by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that showcases the instrument in a lyrical, virtuosic, and distinctly Brazilian idiom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 99 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitar concerto
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | 20th-century guitar concerto repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | W501 ⓘ |
| composer | Heitor Villa-Lobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Andrés Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | solo guitar ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Max Eschig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Brazilian folk music
ⓘ
Brazilian popular music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentationDetail |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristics |
Brazilian folk-influenced idiom
ⓘ
lyrical melodies ⓘ virtuosic passagework for guitar ⓘ |
| hasTitleInPortuguese | Concerto para guitarra e pequena orquestra ⓘ |
| key | A major ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| movementStructure | multi-movement work ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Andrés Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
John Williams (guitarist)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julian Bream NERFINISHED ⓘ Narciso Yepes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | small orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfComposerOutput | works for guitar and orchestra by Heitor Villa-Lobos ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Andrés Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
guitar
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
Brazilian
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 99