1950
Life
- Villa-Lobos & Camargo Guarnieri are on hand for the inauguration of the Teatro Cultura Artística in Sao Paulo. "The inauguration was 8 and 9 March, 1950, and was headed by two of the most important Brazilian conductors and composers. Heitor Villa-Lobos and Camargo Guarnieri led the concerts which also opened that year's season of concerts, conducting the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and presenting their own musical creations." - from the Wikipedia article on the Teatro Cultura Artística
- Villa-Lobos undergoes surgery for cancer of the bladder at Memorial Hospital in New York. There he writes the 12th String Quartet
Works
- Symphony #8 (Max Eschig). Dedicated to Olin Downes. First performance was by the Philadelphia Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, NY, conducted by the composer, on January 18, 1955
- Erosion, for orchestra (Max Eschig)
- Samba classico
- String quartet #12 (Southern)
- String quartet #13 (Southern)
- Assobio a játo
- Canção de cristal
The World
- Getulio Vargas is elected President of Brazil
- Brazil is runner-up (to Uruguay) in the World Cup tournament, hosted by Brazil
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