Nonet (Villa-Lobos)
| Nonet | |
|---|---|
| Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil | |
| by Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
Heitor Villa-Lobos | |
| English | A Rapid Impression of the Whole of Brazil |
| Catalogue | W191 |
| Form | Chôros |
| Composed | 1923 – September 1923: Rio de Janeiro and Paris |
| Dedication | Olivia Guedes Penteado |
| Published | 1929: Paris |
| Publisher | Max Eschig |
| Recorded | 1941 Schola Cantorum; Brazilian Festival Orchestra; Hugh Ross, conductor. Victor Red Seal DM 773 (17976–17980; matrix 057036–057044). |
| Duration | 14 min |
| Scoring | Flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone (doubling baritone saxophone), bassoon, harp, celesta, piano, and percussion, with mixed choir |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 30 May 1924 |
| Location | Salle des Agriculteurs, Paris |
| Conductor | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
| Performers | Louis Fleury, flute; Louis Gaudard, oboe; Henri Delacroix, clarinet; Raymond Briard, saxophone; Gustave Dhérin, bassoon; G. Truc, celesta; João de Souza Lima, piano; L. Perret, harp; M. Caillette and Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, percussion; Mixed Choir of Paris |
Nonet, subtitled "Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil" (A rapid impression of the whole of Brazil) is a chamber-music work (with mixed choir) by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1923. It is number W191 in the catalogue of works compiled by David Appleby.