Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)

Born 5 Mar 1887 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died 17 Nov 1959 at age 72 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Biography

Heitor Villa-Lobos is Notable.

Heitor was born in 1887. He passed away in 1959. Father's name was Raul.

Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". His Etudes for classical guitar (1929) were dedicated to Andrés Segovia.

On November 12, 1913, Villa-Lobos married the pianist Lucília Guimarães. In 1936, at the age of forty-nine, Villa-Lobos left his wife, and became romantically involved with Arminda Neves d’Almeida (1912-1985), who remained his companion until death. Arminda eventually took on the name Villa-Lobos, though Villa-Lobos never divorced his first wife because divorce was illegal in Brasil until 1977.

Arminda became the Director of the Museu Villa-Lobos in 1960 and worked in this capacity until her death in 1985. Arminda was significant help to Villa-Lobos throughout his career and Villa-Lobos dedicated many of his works to her.

Sources

• "Uruguay, listas de pasajeros, 1888-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVN-89LT-Z?cc=2691993 : 22 May 2020), > image 1 of 1; Archivo General de la Nación, Dirección Nacional de Migración (General Archive of the Nation, National Migration), Montevideo.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 March 2021), memorial page for Heitor Villa-Lobos (5 Mar 1887–17 Nov 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6909, citing Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

See also -

• Wikipedia: Heitor Villa-Lobos

• Wikidata: Item Q203514, en:Wikipedia

• Heitor is mentioned in the book 'BOOSEY & HAWKES: THE PUBLISHING STORY' written by Helen Wallace.'Boosey & Hawkes, the Publishing Story' by Helen Wallace-1