![]() ![]() ![]() The titles of these pieces, each of which combines a European form with a Brazilian dance, the chôro, reflect the composer's approach. They were selected from among Villa-Lobos' many early guitar pieces and assembled into a suite by his French publisher, Max Eschig. The five pieces that make up the Suite populaire brésilienne were written over the years 1908 to 1912. ![]() At that time, Brazilian music drew on both popular and classical European styles and forms, and the same combination quickly became second nature for Villa-Lobos when he started composing his own music. He often performed and improvised with amateur street musicians, and he supported himself financially by playing in the cinemas, nightclubs, and cafés of Rio de Janeiro. But each time he found himself frustrated by the rigidity of the academic approach and inevitably returned to the folk and popular music (and musicians) of his native Brazil. In his teens and early twenties, Heitor Villa-Lobos attempted several times to pursue formal musical studies. ![]()
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