Chôros No. 10
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Chôros No. 10 ("Rasga o Coração") is a work for chorus and orchestra written in 1926 by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. It is part of a series of fourteen numbered compositions collectively titled Chôros, ranging from solos for guitar and for piano up to works scored for soloist or chorus with orchestra or multiple orchestras, and in duration up to over an hour. Chôros No. 10 is of moderate length, one performance recorded by the composer lasting just under thirteen minutes.
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Chôros No. 10 | |
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Rasga o Coração | |
Chôros by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
English | Rend the Heart |
Key | Polytonal |
Catalogue | W209 |
Text | "Rasga o Coração" (Catulo da Paixão Cearense) |
Language | Portuguese |
Melody | Birdsong (azulão da mata); "Yára" (Anacleito de Medeiros) |
Composed | 1926 (1926): Rio de Janeiro |
Dedication | Paulo Prado |
Published | 1928 (1928): Paris; second edition: 1975 (1975): Paris |
Publisher | Max Eschig |
Recorded | November 30, 1949 (1949-11-30) Werner Janssen, Janssen Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Oratorio Society (10-inch monaural LP, Capitol Classics L 8 043) |
Duration | 13 mins. |
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Premiere | |
Date | 11 November 1926 (1926-11-11) |
Location | Teatro Lírico, Rio de Janeiro |
Conductor | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Performers | Grande Orquestra da Empresa Viggiani; Coro de artistas brasileiros; Deutscher Männerchor |
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