Étude No. 8 (Villa-Lobos)

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CatalogueW235
Composed1928 (1928): Paris
DedicationAndrés Segovia
Étude No. 8
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
KeyC-sharp minor
CatalogueW235
Composed1928 (1928): Paris
DedicationAndrés Segovia
Published1953 (1953): Paris
PublisherMax Eschig
Recorded27 June 1949 (1949-06-27) Andrés Segovia (issued on Villa-Lobos: Two Studies [Nos. 1 and 8]. 1 disc, 78rpm, 12 inch, monaural. Columbia L.X. 1229 (matrix nos. CAX 10567; CAX 10570). England: Columbia Records.
Duration3 mins.
Scoring
  • guitar
Premiere
Date5 March 1947 (1947-03-05):
LocationWellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
PerformersAndrés Segovia, guitar

Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 8, one of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.

The first public performance of this étude (together with those of Études 1 and 7) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[1]

Structure

The piece is in C-sharp minor and is marked Modéré.[2]

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