Villa-Lobos

"Villa Lobos is the leading figure in twentieth century Latin American music. This book unites in a single source all Lisa M Peppercorn's Villa-Lobos studies, which have been published in several languages and countries, over a period of fifty-one years. They cover Villa-Lobos's life, family, and music. A selection of his letters and a chronology of his life are included. Research students, scholars, musicologists and music lovers will find that this compilation fills a long-standing gap in Villa-Lobos literature."--Dust jacket.