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Etude No. 7

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
Modern period

Skill level: Virtuosic
V

RCM level: 10


Time signatures: 4/4, 2/4, Très animé

Suggested tempo: = 112 - 126 bpm

Key: E

Positions I - XI

3 voices: melody, bass, and accompaniment; complex arpeggio with simple voicing

Tuning: Standard

Approximate duration: 3 min


There is a manuscript version (available on IMSLP) of Villa-Lobos' 12 Etudes that have some slight modifications.

Shifting
Scales
Chord Transitioning
Right Hand Arpeggios
Left Hand Arpeggios
Finger Independence
Slurs
Bass Stopping
Tremolo
Harmonics
Extended Techniques

Sheet music

Amazon IMSLP Manuscript


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