String Quartet #09
Appleby Catalogue W number:
W457
The 9th String Quartet was written in Rio in 1945, and dedicated to Mindinha.
Movements:
- Allegro
- Andantino vagaroso
- Allegro poco moderato - con bravura
- Molto allegro
"This quartet without key signatures can loosely be designated 'atonal'." - David Nelson, from his liner notes to the Marco Polo disc including this work.
Year Composed:
Category:
Chamber Music
Instrumentation:
String Quartet
Scores:
Published by Southern Music Publishers, New York.
The score and parts are available from Peermusic.
Recordings:
Performances:
The premiere was in London in 1947.
There are two records in the Villa-Lobos Concerts database for this String Quartet as of August 2009.