Étude No. 7 (Villa-Lobos)

Étude No. 7
Étude by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Key E major
Catalogue W235
Form ternary
Composed 1928 (1928): Paris
Dedication Andrés Segovia
Published 1953 (1953): Paris
Publisher Max Eschig
Recorded 27 June 1952 (1952-06-27) Andrés Segovia (issued on An Andrés Segovia Concert, 1 disc, 33⅓ rpm, 12 inch, monaural. Brunswick AXTL 1010. England: Brunswick Records; Decca (Gold Label Series) DL 9638, New York: Decca Records.
Duration 2–4 mins.
Movements 1
Scoring
  • guitar
Premiere
Date 5 March 1947 (1947-03-05):
Location Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Performers Andrés Segovia, guitar

Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 7, one of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.

History

The first public performance of this étude (together with those of Études 1 and 8) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts (Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, 152).

Structure

The piece is in E major and is marked Très animé (Santos 1985, 27).

Analysis

Étude No. 7 is a study, first in rapid scales, then a section of arpeggios supporting a lyrical melody played entirely on the first string, and a return to the scales, creating a ternary (ABA) form (Santos 1985, 27–28).

References

  • Santos, Turibio. 1985. Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Guitar, translated by Victoria Ford and Graham Wade. Gurtnacloona, Bantry: Wise Owl Music.
  • Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.

Further reading

  • Wright, Simon. 1992. Villa-Lobos. Oxford Studies of Composers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315476-5 (cloth); ISBN 0-19-315475-7 (pbk).
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