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nAsnfar as music goes, Villa-Lobos was to a surprising extentnself-taught. His father hosted regular musical evenings at theirnhouse during Villa-Lobos’s childhood, and Heitor loved to sneak andnlisten from the top of the stairs. His father taught him how to playnthe cello and clarinet, but Villa-Lobos secretly taught himself hownto play the guitar as well. When his father suddenly died, whennVilla-Lobos was just 12 years old, Villa-Lobos was able to earn moneynfor the family by playing music in restaurants or in theatrenorchestras.
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nApparently most people do not believe 100% ofnthe stories Villa-Lobos told about his travels, but everyone agreesnthat the rhythms and sounds that he absorbed during his explorationsnhelped Villa-Lobos compose music that was uniquely his own. n
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nThencomposer claims that he was inspired by the great rivers and seas,nthe forests and skies of Brazil. He once said, “My music is naturalnlike a waterfall.” And Villa-Lobos was fiercely proud of being anBrazilian.
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