Étude No. 2 (Villa-Lobos)
Heitor Villa-Lobos's Étude No. 2, part of his Twelve Études for Guitar, was first published by Max Eschig, Paris, in 1953.
Structure
The piece is in A major and is marked Allegro. A strong presence of J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier suggests a miniature Bachianas Brasileiras.{{sfn|Santos|1985|p=22}}
Analysis
Étude No. 2 is a study in slurred notes and arpeggios, developing a musical idea by Dionisio Aguado. A passage of great fingering difficulty occurs at the end, where Villa-Lobos combines harmonics and normal notes.{{sfn|Santos|1985|p=22}}
References
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=Cited sources=
- {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Santos|1985}}|reference=Santos, Turibio. 1985. Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Guitar, translated by Victoria Ford and Graham Wade. Gurtnacloona, Bantry: Wise Owl Music.}}
Further reading
- [http://museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/bancodad/VLSO_1.0.pdf Villa-Lobos, sua obra]. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.
- 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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