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Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 7, one of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.

Étude No. 7
Étude by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Key	E major
Catalogue	W235
Composed	1928 (1928): Paris
Dedication	Andrés Segovia
Published	1953 (1953): Paris
Publisher	Max Eschig
Recorded	27 June 1952 (1952-06-27) Andrés Segovia (issued on An Andrés Segovia Concert, 1 disc, 33⅓ rpm, 12 inch, monaural. Brunswick AXTL 1010. England: Brunswick Records; Decca (Gold Label Series) DL 9638, New York: Decca Records.
Duration	2–4 mins.
Movements	1
Scoring	guitar
Premiere
Date	5 March 1947 (1947-03-05):
Location	Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Performers	Andrés Segovia, guitar

History

The first public performance of this étude (together with those of Études 1 and 8) was given by Andrés Segovia on 5 March 1947 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts..[1]

Structure

The piece is in E major and is marked Très animé.[2]

Analysis

Étude No. 7 is a study, first in rapid scales, then a section of arpeggios supporting a lyrical melody played entirely on the first string, and a return to the scales, creating a ternary (ABA) form.[3]

References

Cited sources

• Santos, Turibio. 1985. Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Guitar, translated by Victoria Ford and Graham Wade. Gurtnacloona, Bantry: Wise Owl Music.
• Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.

Further reading

• Wright, Simon. 1992. Villa-Lobos. Oxford Studies of Composers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315476-5 (cloth); ISBN 0-19-315475-7 (pbk).

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