Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9: Fugue poco apressado

(Starts at 2:10)

Program Note: "The nine pieces known as Bachianas brasileiras were written between 1930-1945 in an attempt to both pay homage to Bach (Villa-Lobos conducted the Brazilian premiere of Bach’s B Minor Mass in 1932).

The pieces in nearly all nine feature traditional Baroque form titles, such as Preludio, or Fuga integrally paired with a Portuguese word for a subtitle, further establishing a connection between the two composers and cultures. Bachianas brasileiras no. 9 was originally conceived for chorus, and re-written for string orchestra." - A Far Cry

Sheet Music: Can be found at this link, on page 4, measure 38

Mixed Meter: This piece fugue is written in 11/8 time (5 eighth notes plus 6 eighth notes)

Motif: found in the sheet music at ms. 38, spanning the length of one 11/8 measure. It is first heard in the cellos, then the violas, violin II’s, and finally the violin I’s in octaves