Description

Roland Dyens (1955-),  “Hommage à Villa-Lobos”.
Skill Level:  Advanced.
Published by Editions Henry Lemoine.
14 Pages.

Contents:

*  Climazonie
*  Danse caractérielle et Bachianinha
*  Andantinostalgie
*  Tuhu

Author’s Note:

“As a musician,  I found that the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos “spoke” to me early on and had a profound effect on me.  And it is not difficult to recognise the influence of popular Brazilian music (from which Villa-Lobos himself emerged) on my early compositions and performance.  This homage,  in the form of four tableaux whose titles make use of word-play,  describes,  in its own way,  the passion of a French musician for the immense creative spirit that was Villa-Lobos,  and, through him,  for the whole of Brazil.”

Roland Dyens