Museu Villa-Lobos

Frommer's Review

This small, slightly quirky museum is dedicated to the life of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazil's greatest composer, noted for including Brazilian instruments and sounds in his compositions and for using Brazilian folklore in his work. The collection includes musical instruments used by the composer, and some of his personal effects. The English signage is excellent, but even so expect to spend no more than half an hour. For real fans, the museum library has musical scores, letters, monographs, records, tapes, and movies. The museum website has sound bites of Villa-Lobos's most famous pieces and a comprehensive list of links with resources on Brazilian music.

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