“A New Interconnected Order On Villa-Lobos Preludes“ by Douglas Lora recorded on 5 DIFFERENT GUITARS

Abstract by Douglas Lora () As his last collection written for solo guitar in 1940, the Five Preludes represents Heitor Villa-Lobos’ compositional maturity in his music for this instrument. Composed more than a decade after the Twelve Studies, the preludes symbolize the solidification of his creative identity through the combination of distinct elements; from Baroque and French Impressionism to the Brazilian urban tradition of the Choro and folkloric cultural manifestations. In a conjunction between his European classical influences and the legacy of street musicians from Rio de Janeiro, Villa-Lobos outlines typical landscapes from his native country: the Amazon forest wilderness and the indigenous people, the culturally effervescent Rio de Janeiro of the first half of the twentieth century and its social archetypes, the resilient struggle to survive endured by inhabitants of the Sertão (arid and dry areas in Central and Northeastern regions of Brazil). Redefining social