Symphony No. 10 (Villa-Lobos)

Symphony No. 10
Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros (Oratorio)
by Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos
English Sumé, Father of Fathers: Amerindian Symphony with Chorus (Oratorio)
Catalogue W511
Genre Symphony / Oratorio
Occasion 400th Anniversary of the founding of the City of São Paulo
Text "Beata Virgem" (Padre José de Anchieta)
Language Portuguese/Latin
Composed 1952 (1952)–1953 (1953): Rio de Janeiro/New York
Dedication Mindinha
Published 1952 (1952): Paris
Publisher Max Eschig
Duration 60 mins.
Movements 5
Scoring Orchestra, SATB chorus, tenor, baritone, and bass soloists
Premiere
Date 4 April 1957 (1957-04-04):
Location Salle Gaveau, Paris
Conductor Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performers Jean Giraudeau (tenor), Camille Maurane (baritone), Jacques Chalude (bass); Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris; Choeur de la Radiodiffusion-Television Française

Symphony No. 10, Sumé pater patrium: Sinfonia ameríndia com coros (Oratorio) is a composition by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1952–53. A performance lasts about an hour.

History

Villa-Lobos composed his Tenth Symphony for the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city of São Paulo. He began work in Rio de Janeiro in 1952, completing the score on 15 February 1953 in New York. It was first performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on 4 April 1957. The soloists were Jean Giraudeau (tenor), Camille Maurane (baritone), and Jacques Chalude (bass). The Orchestre National et Choeur de la Radiodiffusion Française was conducted by the composer. The score is dedicated to Mindinha (Arminda Neves d'Almeida), the composer's companion for the last 23 years of his life (Villa-Lobos, sua obra 2009, 46).

Instrumentation

The symphony/oratorio is scored for tenor, baritone, and bass soloists, mixed choir, and an orchestra consisting of 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, cymbals, chocalho, coconut hulls, lion's roar, bells, gong, sleigh bells, small frame drum, bass drum, xylophone, marimba, celesta, 2 harps, piano, organ, and strings.

Analysis

The symphony has five movements:

  1. Allegro: "A terra e os seres" (The Earth and Its Hills)
  2. Lento: "Grito de guerra" (War Cry)
  3. Scherzo (Allegretto scherzando): "Iurupichuna"
  4. Lento: "A voz da terra e a aparição de Anchieta" (The Voice of the Earth and the Appearance of Anchieta)
  5. Poco allegro

References

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