The Five Preludes for guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos and José Vieira Brandão’s piano transcription

a comparative analysis

Authors

  • Daniel Wolff Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Olinda Allessandrini Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2007.55091

Keywords:

Villa-Lobos, Vieira Brandão, guitar, transcription, piano

Abstract

The present article discusses the piano transcription of Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Five Preludes for guitar. The author of the transcriptions, José Vieira Brandão, pupil and collaborator of Villa-Lobos, had the composer’s approval for publishing the piano version. Upon presenting the preludes in the context of Villa-Lobos’s guitar works and establishing the historical background of the transcriptions, the discussion focuses on the problem of adapting for the piano the idiomatic guitar writing of the original score.

Author Biographies

  • Daniel Wolff , Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Daniel Wolff is a professor in the Department of Music and the Graduate Program in Music at UFRGS and a Visiting Professor (Postdoctoral, Capes) at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. He holds a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Music (guitar) from the Manhattan School of Music in New York (CNPq and Capes scholarships), and a Bachelor’s degree in Music (guitar) from the Universidad de Música in Montevideo. A winner of national and international guitar competitions, his career includes performances in South America, the United States, and Europe, with several recorded albums. As a composer and arranger, his works have been performed or recorded by orchestras and groups in Brazil, the USA, Argentina, Italy, Germany, and England. For more information, visit www.danielwolff.com.br.

  • Olinda Allessandrini, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Olinda Allessandrini graduated from the University of Caxias do Sul and received the 'Gold Medal' award from UFRGS after completing the Piano Virtuosity course. Her activities include recitals, chamber music, concerts with orchestras, pedagogical activities, and collaboration in published books. Her repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, with a special focus on Brazilian music from both the present and the past. Among her CDs, those dedicated to works by Villa-Lobos, Radamés Gnattali, and Araújo Vianna stand out, along with the CDs 'Panorama Brasileiro,' 'Valsas,' 'pamPiano,' and 'Ébano e Marfim,' as well as several others as a guest pianist. She has toured Germany, Austria, the United States, Norway, and Latin America. She produces and hosts the weekly program 'Panorama da Música do Brasil e das Américas' on the University Radio (UFRGS) in Porto Alegre.

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2007-07-01

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No. 16 (2007): General Topics

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“The Five Preludes for Guitar by Heitor Villa-Lobos and José Vieira Brandão’s Piano Transcription: A Comparative Analysis”. 2007. Per Musi, no. 16 (July): 54-66. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2007.55091.