New York Skyline Melody, W407, 408 (Villa-Lobos, Heitor)

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		Movements/Sections 1 Composition Year 1939 Genre Categories Pieces; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

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 Complete Score (W407)
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First edition

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Max Eschig, 1957. Plate M.E. 6822.

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Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	New York Skyline Melody
Alternative Title

Composer	Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Opus/Catalogue Number	W407 (original version) ; W408 (orchestral arrangement)
Movements/Sections	1
Year/Date of Composition	1939
First Publication	1957 - Paris: Max Eschig (W407)
Average Duration	4 minutes
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	W407: Piano W408: Orchestra - 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon, 3 horns, trumpet (C), trombone, timpani, tam-tam, wood block, cymbals, triangle, xylophone, vibraphone, celesta, harp, strings
Extra Information	The melody of this piece was taken from a photograph of the Manhattan skyline using the procedure known as millimetrization. This technique was first used by Villa-Lobos in an earlier short piano piece titled Melodia da montanha.