1949
Life
- Villa-Lobos is busy touring North America, Europe, and Japan
- Villa's friend Florent Schmitt arrives in Rio de Janeiro in September.
Works
- Hommage a Chopin: Villa-Lobos was one of twelve composers commissioned to write works for a gala concert commemorating the centenary of Chopin's death).
The World
- Death of Richard Strauss
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