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Concerto Grosso for Woodwind Quartet and Wind Orchestra

Appleby Catalogue W number: 
W565

Concerto Grosso coverComposed in Mexico, for Robert Boudreau and the American Wind Symphony, and first performed at Pittsburgh on July 5, 1959, just before Villa's death.

  1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Allegretto scherzando
  3. Andante

Dedicated to Mindinha.

Thesis: Smith, Shawn Terrell. 2005. The wind writing of Heitor Villa-Lobos: an examination of his compositional style with a conductor's analysis of Concerto grosso for woodwind quartet and wind orchestra. Thesis (D.M.A.)--Arizona State University, 2005.

Year Composed: 

1959

Category: 
Concertos
Band Works
Instrumentation: 

For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon soli, 4 (piccolo) 4 (english horn) 5 (bass clarinet) 3/4 (contrabassoon) 6461 timpani, percussion (4), celesta, harp (contrabass clarinet, contrabass optional).

Scores: 
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto Grosso     Concerto Grosso  By Heitor Villa-Lobos. Edited by Taub. For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon soli, 4 (piccolo) 4 (english horn) 5 (bass clarinet) 3/4 (contrabassoon) 6461 timpani, percussion (4), celesta, harp (contrabass clarinet, contrabass optional). Duration 12'. Published by C.F. Peters. (P66870)

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The autograph score (91 pp.) is in the Museu Villa-Lobos.

Recordings: 
Performances: 

The premiere was by the American Wind Symphony in Pittsburgh, July 4, 1959.

This beautiful work should be better known in wind band circles.  There are no records in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database as of Sept. 2008.