Chôros No. 3
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Chôros No. 3, "Pica-pau" (Woodpecker) is a work for male choir or instrumental septet, or both together, written in 1925 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It forms a part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros, ranging from solos for guitar and for piano up to works scored for soloist or chorus with orchestra or multiple orchestras. and in duration up to over an hour. Chôros No. 3 is one of the shorter members of the series, a performance lasting about three-and-a-half minutes.
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Chôros No. 3 | |
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Pica-pau | |
Chôros by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
English | Woodpecker |
Catalogue | W206 |
Melody | "Nozani-ná", "Noal anaue", and "Ena-mô-kocê" (trad., Pareci tribe, Mato Grosso, coll. 1912 by Roquette-Pinto) |
Composed | 1924 (1924): Rio de Janeiro |
Dedication | Tarsila do Amaral and Oswald de Andrade |
Published | 1928 (1928): Paris |
Publisher | Max Eschig |
Recorded | 19?? (19??) Louis Cahuzac (clarinet), Hippolyte Poimboeuf (alto saxophone), Gustave Dhérin (bassoon), Edmond Entraigue, Jean-Lazare Pénable, and Mr. Marquette (horns), and Jules Dervaux (trombone), conducted by Robert Siohan (78rpm monaural disc, ?Disque Gramophone GW-914) |
Duration | 3.5 mins. |
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Premiere | |
Date | 30 November 1925 |
Location | Theatro Municipal, São Paulo |
Conductor | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Performers | Antenor Driussi (clarinet), Mr. Canelle, Mr. Pierre, Martin Palka, Nicola Micelli, Paulo Alpenien, and Frederico del Ré (trombone) |
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