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

Étude No. 8
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Key	C-sharp minor
Catalogue	W235
Composed	1928 (1928): Paris
Dedication	Andrés Segovia
Published	1953 (1953): Paris
Publisher	Max Eschig
Recorded	27 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.
Duration	3 mins.
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 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]

Analysis

Étude No. 8 is a study in arpeggios and slurs. The main melody is introduced first in the bass, under the arpeggios, then is passed to the higher strings, and back and forth.[2]

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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