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BACH_VILLA-LOBOS_JOHNSTONE – Fugue No.1 – FOUR CELLOS

Other Identification:
The music of Heitor Villa-Lobos is often reflected in his two loves: Brazilian culture and the music of J. S. Bach. He was a proud Brazilian, fascinated by his country’s history and culture; indeed, when he arrived in Paris it was not to study but “to show the world what I can do”!

Ever since receiving the gift of some preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier from his aunt as a child, Villa-Lobos had been captivated by Bach’s style and technique. His best-known compositions, a set of nine suites for various combinations of instruments and (sometimes) voices called Bachianas Brasileiras reflect both of these influences. But he also made other experiments like arranging Bach Preludes and Fugues for cello orchestra (some he conducted recordings in 1958), and also for mixed choir.

Movements or sections:
FUGUES for Ensemble of Cellos
No.1 – Transposed into Eb Major for Four cellos or cello orchestra
No.2 – Transposed into A Major for Four cellos or cello orchestra
No.3 – Transposed into F Major for Eight cellos or cello orchestra

Instrumentation:
Fugue No.1 – FOUR CELLOS
Prepared by David Johnstone on the base of a version for mixed choir by H. Villa-Lobos

2 PDFs:
1] – General Score
2] – All individual parts

Approximate difficulty:
David Johnstone has in turn re-set three of these choral numbers for cello ensembles. Curiously, the third ‘choral’ fugue (Fugue No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 890) Villa-Lobos also arranged for cellos, but I have lowered this down a fourth to make it more playable by ‘normal’ cellists (the high voices of dear Heitor’s version is out of bounds except for soloists!).

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
Fondly dedicated to the amazing Brazilian cellist SANTIAGO CARVALHO, a decades long cellist in the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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