Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman
Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Subtitle: Toccata from Bachianas Brasileiras, no. 2
General Info
Year: 1930 / 1952
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ricordi
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
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Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Maracas
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tom-Toms
- Triangle
Errata
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Program Notes
The Little Train of the Caipira is the subtitle for the toccata movement that concludes an orchestral suite written by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1930, titled Bachianas brasileiras No. 2. The toccata is approximately 4 to 5 minutes long.
The subtitle refers to the local trains, drawn by steam locomotives, in the small communities of the Brazilian interior, the noises of which are imitated in the composition. It does not follow a program, but rather suggests the train and its movement through the countryside by all the textural elements of the music -- least of all through its classically balanced melodic construction.
A Caipira is an ethnic group native to Paulistânia, cultural area in Brazil, The term "caipira" is often used in Brazil a pejorative, ethnocentric and stereotyped way for inland populations,
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) Concert Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) - 13 November 2022
- Banda Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil) (Marcos Sadao Shirakawa, conductor) – 11 September 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Aria from "Bachianas Brasilieras No 5" (1938/1945)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No 4 (arr. Patterson) (1965)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 Suite (arr. Reed) (1965)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (arr. Krance) (1938-45/1971)
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7 (trans. Talley) (1942/2019)
- Brazil (1905)
- Choros No. 2
- Concerto Grosso for Woodwind Quartet and Wind Orchestra (1959/1993)
- El Trompo (1950)
- Fantasia Brasiliera (1926)
- Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman (arr. Cailliet) (1930/1952)
- Nonetto
- Three Brazilian Folksongs (arr. Fenske) (2014)
- Uirapurú (arr. Hanna) (1948/2010)
Resources
- The Little Train of the Caipira. Wikipedia. Accessed 13 November 2022
- Villa-Lobos, H.; Cailliet, L. (1952). The Little Train of the Brazilian Countryman. Toccata ... Arranged for band by Lucien Cailliet [Score]. Ricordi: New York, N.Y.