Chôros No. 5
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Chôros No. 5 ("Alma Brasileira", Brazilian Soul) is a solo piano composition 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. 5 is one of the shorter members of the series, with a performance lasting about four-and-a-half minutes.
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Chôros No. 5 | |
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Alma Brasileira | |
Chôros by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
English | Brazilian Soul (subtitle) |
Catalogue | W207 |
Composed | 1925 (1925): Rio de Janeiro |
Dedication | Arnaldo Guinle |
Published | 1925 (1925): Rio de Janeiro |
Publisher | Casa Arthur Napoleão |
Recorded | 1939 (1939) Maria Antonia de Castro, piano (1 disc, 78 rpm 12 in., monaural, Columbia P-69601-D (matrix CPTX 359, CPTX 360), New York: Columbia Records) |
Duration | 4.5 mins. |
Scoring | piano |
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