Nonet (Villa-Lobos)

Nonet
Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil
by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
EnglishA Rapid Impression of the Whole of Brazil
CatalogueW191
FormChôros
Composed1923 (1923) – September 1923 (1923-09): Rio de Janeiro and Paris
DedicationOlivia Guedes Penteado
Published1929 (1929): Paris
PublisherMax Eschig
Recorded1941 (1941) Schola Cantorum; Brazilian Festival Orchestra; Hugh Ross, conductor. Victor Red Seal DM 773 (17976–17980; matrix 057036–057044).
Duration14 min
ScoringFlute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone (doubling baritone saxophone), bassoon, harp, celesta, piano, and percussion, with mixed choir
Premiere
Date30 May 1924 (1924-05-30)
LocationSalle des Agriculteurs, Paris
ConductorHeitor Villa-Lobos
PerformersLouis Fleury, flute; Louis Gaudard, oboe; Henri Delacroix, clarinet; Raymond Briard, saxophone; Gustave Dhérin, bassoon; G. Truc, celesta; João de Souza Lima, piano; L. Perret, harp; M. Caillette and Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, percussion; Mixed Choir of Paris

Nonet, subtitled "Impressão rápida de todo o Brasil" (A rapid impression of the whole of Brazil) is a chamber-music work (with mixed choir) by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written in 1923. It is number W191 in the catalogue of works compiled by David Appleby.[1]