As per our current Database, Heitor Villa-lobos has been died on Nov 17, 1959 (age 72).
When Heitor Villa-lobos die, Heitor Villa-lobos was 72 years old.
Popular As | Heitor Villa-lobos |
Occupation | Composer |
Age | 72 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Born | March 5, 1887 (Brazil) |
Birthday | March 5 |
Town/City | Brazil |
Nationality | Brazil |
Heitor Villa-lobos’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Heitor Villa-lobos was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Versatile Brazilian Composer widely considered the foremost Latin American Composer of his era. He is remembered for pieces like "Bachianas Brasileiras", where his European influences are on full display.
He underwent extremely little formal training as a young man and taught himself to play a variety of instruments, including cello.
His last well-known composition was the music for the acclaimed 1959 film Green Mansions.
He left his first wife at age 49 to be with Arminda Neves d’Almeida, with whom he would remain for the rest of his life.
He rubbed shoulders with influential artists like English Composer Leopold Stokowski during his 1923 trip to Paris, France.