Symphony No. 10 (Villa-Lobos)
| Symphony No. 10 | |
|---|---|
| Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros (Oratorio) | |
| by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
.jpg) Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
| English | Sumé, Father of Fathers: Amerindian Symphony with Chorus (Oratorio) |
| Catalogue | W511 |
| Genre | Symphony / Oratorio |
| Occasion | 400th Anniversary of the founding of the City of São Paulo |
| Text | "Beata Virgem" (Padre José de Anchieta) |
| Language | Portuguese/Latin |
| Composed | 1952–1953: Rio de Janeiro/New York |
| Dedication | Mindinha |
| Published | 1952: Paris |
| Publisher | Max Eschig |
| Duration | 60 mins. |
| Movements | 5 |
| Scoring | Orchestra, SATB chorus, tenor, baritone, and bass soloists |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 4 April 1957: |
| Location | Salle Gaveau, Paris |
| Conductor | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
| Performers | Jean Giraudeau (tenor), Camille Maurane (baritone), Jacques Chalude (bass); Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris; Choeur de la Radiodiffusion-Television Française |
Symphony No. 10, Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros (Oratorio) is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952–53. A performance lasts about an hour.
History
Villa-Lobos composed his Tenth Symphony for the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city of São Paulo. He began work in Rio de Janeiro in 1952, completing the score on 15 February 1953 in New York. It was first performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on 4 April 1957. The soloists were Jean Giraudeau (tenor), Camille Maurane (baritone), and Jacques Chalude (bass). The Orchestre National et Choeur de la Radiodiffusion Française was conducted by the composer. The score is dedicated to Mindinha (Arminda Neves d'Almeida), the composer's companion for the last 23 years of his life (Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, 46).
Instrumentation
The symphony/oratorio is scored for tenor, baritone, and bass soloists, mixed choir, and an orchestra consisting of 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, chocalho, coconut hulls, lion's roar, bells, gong, sleigh bells, small frame drum, bass drum, xylophone, marimba, celesta, 2 harps, piano, organ, and strings.
Analysis
The symphony has five movements:
- Allegro: "A terra e os seres" (The Earth and Its Hills)
- Lento: "Grito de guerra" (War Cry)
- Scherzo (Allegretto scherzando): "Iurupichuna"
- Lento: "A voz da terra e a aparição de Anchieta" (The Voice of the Earth and the Appearance of Anchieta)
- Poco allegro
References
- Enyart, John William. 1984. "The Symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos". PhD diss. Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati.
- Peppercorn, Lisa M. 1991. Villa-Lobos: The Music: An Analysis of His Style, translated by Stefan de Haan. London: Kahn & Averill; White Plains, NY: Pro/Am Music Resources Inc. ISBN 1-871082-15-3 (Kahn & Averill); ISBN 0-912483-36-9.
- Salles, Paulo de Tarso. 2009. Villa-Lobos: processos composicionais. Campinas, SP: Editora da Unicamp. ISBN 978-85-268-0853-9.
- Villa-Lobos, sua obra. 2009. Version 1.0. MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos. Based on the third edition, 1989.