Heitor Villa-Lobos

Guia Pratico 3

In effort to reform the music educational system of Brazil during his tenure as Superindendência de Educação Musical e Artistica, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) compiled folk songs from various parts of the country in a multi-album series called Guia prático. This collection of piano pieces is from that collection. 1. O pastorzinho (Le petit berger), 2. João Cambuête (Jean Cambuete), 3. A freira (La Religieuse), 4. Garibaldi foi à missa (Garibaldi a ete a la messe), 5. O pião (La Toupte).