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Composition Year | 1915 |
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Genre Categories | Elegies; Funeral music; For cello, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Élégie |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Villa-Lobos, Heitor |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | W094 ; W108-109 (arr) ; Op.87 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHV 34 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1915 |
First Performance. | 1917-03-02 in Rio de Janeiro, Salão Nobre do Jornal do Commercio
1917-11-12 in Rio de Janeiro, Theatro Municipal |
First Publication. | 1915
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | cello and orchestra |
Listing at IBRAM (1989/2009) list of 1915 work does not mention a cello solo in the orchestral version composed and published 1915 (and then transcribed for violin or cello and piano).